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NC State officials met with Philip Rivers in Alabama about the football coaching job

If you bleed red, here's your Saturday read. NC State officials flew to Alabama to meet with Philip Rivers, the former Wolfpack quarterback who coaches St. Michael Catholic High School.

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The Wolfpack's search centers on a quarterback with 63,984 NFL passing yards

63,984
NFL career passing yards for Rivers, eighth all-time
98
wins for Doeren, the program's all-time winningest coach
4-4
NC State's record heading into Duke

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NC State meets Philip Rivers about its coaching job; Green Hope wins

Plus, Cary's police chief will retire in January after more than 50 years in law enforcement.

The TLDR

  1. NC State officials met with Philip Rivers about the football job
  2. Green Hope beats Willow Spring 49-17 in the playoff opener
  3. Cary Police Chief Terry Sult will retire Jan. 15, 2027
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