Russell Wilson Interviews for NC State Head Coach Job — SkimNews
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- Russell Wilson interviewed Tuesday for the NC State head coaching job, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
- NC State fired Dave Doeren as head coach on Oct. 24, and Wilson now joins Philip Rivers as the prominent former Wolfpack quarterbacks in the running for the job.
- Philip Rivers, 44, played at NC State from 2000 to 2003 and is in his sixth season as coach at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope, Alabama, where he led the Cardinals to the state playoff semifinals in the previous two seasons.
- St. Michael Catholic High School coach Rivers has never coached in college, and he has told NC State he wants to finish the current high school season.
- Wisconsin took Wilson as a transfer in 2011 after he played at NC State from 2008 to 2010; Seattle then selected him in the third round of the 2012 NFL draft, and he led the Seahawks to their first Super Bowl championship in the 2013 season.
- CBS Sports — Wilson, a 10-time Pro Bowl selection who played 14 NFL seasons, announced in June that he is retiring from the NFL to become an analyst with the network.
Why it matters: NC State, which fired Dave Doeren on Oct. 24, is weighing two candidates with Wolfpack ties: Wilson, 38, who retired in June to become a CBS Sports analyst after 14 NFL seasons, and Rivers, 44, who has never coached in college and wants to finish the current high school season, a timing wrinkle for the Wolfpack's search.
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