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Philip Rivers Emerges as Focus of NC State Coaching Search, According to On3
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The temperature is starting to heat up in the NC State football coaching search.
On3’s Brett McMurphy, Pete Nakos and Chris Low reported Friday night that former NC State Quarterback Philip Rivers “has emerged as the focus of the Wolfpack’s coaching search.”
Truth be told, from everything we’ve been hearing behind the scenes since Dave Doeren was fired on Saturday, the focus has been on Rivers the whole time.
Shortly after Doeren was fired, ESPN reported several other names as potential candidates for the position, including:
- Cincinnati Head Coach Scott Satterfield
- Georgia Defensive Coordinator Glenn Schumann
- Memphis Head Coach Charles Huff
- South Carolina Head Coach Shane Beamer
I’ve seen other names thrown out there as well.
But let’s be honest.
Whenever a coaching position opens up, reporters start identifying successful coordinators who might be ready for their first head coaching opportunity, or established head coaches who could be interested in taking a step up.
That doesn’t necessarily mean those candidates have been contacted, interviewed or seri...