Skip to main content

Russell Wilson interviews for NC State coaching job, report says

The former NFL quarterback has no coaching experience and spent four years at NC State before transferring to Wisconsin.

By Liam Faleolo

Football helmet and ball on a sideline
Photo: NBC Sports

Russell Wilson has interviewed for the vacant head-coaching position at NC State, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The former NFL quarterback is considering a college coaching role while in his first year on CBS’s The NFL Today.

Wilson, a 10-time Pro Bowler, has not coached before. He attended NC State from 2007 through 2010, then transferred to Wisconsin after the Wolfpack chose Mike Glennon for 2011.

Another former quarterback with ties to both NC State and the NFL, Philip Rivers, is the reported favorite for the position. Rivers has coaching experience, but only at the high-school level.

Keep reading: Sports News

All Sports News stories

Latest in Sports

All latest
  1. Sports News

    Villa lose 3-0 at Barcelona as Emery highlights missed chances

  2. Sports News

    MLB proposes 2028 salary cap start as players’ union maintains opposition

  3. Sports News

    Greg Newsome agrees to US$46 million extension with Giants

  4. Sports News

    Manchester United set European home record with early two-goal deficit

  5. Sports News

    Lamine Yamal passes Mbappe as Champions League's top teenage scorer

  6. Sports News

    Mark Davis says he is not pushing Raiders to start Fernando Mendoza