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Russell Wilson interviews for NC State head-coaching job
Former NFL quarterback Russell Wilson interviewed for NC State’s head-coaching job on Tuesday.
The vacancy is at North Carolina State University, where Wilson played college football.
He played for the Wolfpack from 2007 to 2010, then transferred to Wisconsin after the team chose Mike Glennon as its quarterback for 2011.
Wilson is now in his first year as an analyst on CBS’s NFL pregame show, and he has no coaching experience.
Former NFL quarterback Philip Rivers is reportedly the favorite for the job and has coached only at the high-school level.
The interview could put Wilson in consideration for other coaching jobs, but no decision on the NC State position is given.
Russell Wilson interviewed on Tuesday for the vacant head-coaching job at NC State, according to ESPN.
The former NFL quarterback is a prominent candidate alongside former NC State quarterback Philip Rivers.
NC State fired head coach Dave Doeren on Oct. 24, and has begun considering candidates for his replacement.
Wilson played for NC State before transferring to Wisconsin and later winning a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks.
Wilson has no coaching experience, while Rivers coaches at a high school in Alabama.
- Who
- Russell Wilson, a former NC State and NFL quarterback, interviewed for the job.
- What
- He interviewed for NC State’s vacant head-coaching position.
- When
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
- Where
- NC State, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Why
- The position became vacant after NC State fired head coach Dave Doeren.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
NC State fired head coach Dave Doeren.
Philip Rivers was reported as a target for the head-coaching job.
Russell Wilson interviewed for the vacant position.
- Candidate
- Russell Wilson
- Other prominent candidate
- Philip Rivers
- Previous head coach
- Dave Doeren
- Wilson’s NC State years
- 2008–2010
- Wilson’s NFL draft
- Third round, 2012
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Sources: former Super Bowl champion QB Russell Wilson interviewed today for the head coaching job at North Carolina State, where he played three seasons. NC State now has two former NFL greats who starred there, Wilson and Philip Rivers, as prominent head-coaching candidates.