Sources: Rivers-to-NC State deal set to be finalized after Friday board meeting

The NC State board of trustees is expected to finalize a contract Friday that will make former NFL quarterback Philip Rivers his alma mater's new head football coach, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.

The long-expected hiring of Rivers, who has never been a college coach but is one of the program's most revered former players, is expected to culminate after Friday's meeting, sources told ESPN.

Rivers, who played quarterback at NC State from 2000 to 2003, is in his sixth season as coach at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope, Alabama. He built the program from ground up and guided the Cardinals to the state semifinals in 2024 and '25.

Sources said the 44-year-old had told NC State that…