USA Today suggests:

Charlie Weis, Jr.
Scott Satterfield
Shannon Dawson
Charles Huff
Jason Eck
Buster Faulkner
Blake Baker
Lance Taylor
Philip Rivers

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nc-sta...31110.html

Athlon suggests twelve candidates for the Wolfpack.

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/12-coa...23092.html

Pete Nakos of On3 suggests three former Notre Dame coaches:

Tommy Rees
Lance Taylor
Brian Kelly

https://atozsports.com/college-football/...ommy-rees/


Irish Wolfhound

It will be Philip Rivers

(10-28-2026 07:10 AM)Gitanole Wrote:  USA Today suggests:

Charlie Weis, Jr.
Scott Satterfield
Shannon Dawson
Charles Huff
Jason Eck
Buster Faulkner
Blake Baker
Lance Taylor
Philip Rivers

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nc-sta...31110.html

What an absolute train wreck of a list. They want rivers, despite the lack of experience at this level. Putting Satterfield in at #2??!? What does NC State have that Louisville did not? The actual home runs are buried in the middle ... Jason Eck, Buster Faulker. I don't think NC State will be able to get either of those though .... bigger suitors with deeper pockets will become available.

Satterfield is from nearby Hillsborough ....only reason he is on the list.

All the names are moot. It will be Rivers.

(10-28-2026 08:50 AM)GoWulfPak Wrote:  Satterfield is from nearby Hillsborough ....only reason he is on the list.

All the names are moot. It will be Rivers.

I think Boo Corrigan is too smart to risk his own job by hiring a HS coach.

(10-28-2026 09:14 AM)ken d Wrote:  

(10-28-2026 08:50 AM)GoWulfPak Wrote:  Satterfield is from nearby Hillsborough ....only reason he is on the list.

All the names are moot. It will be Rivers.

I think Boo Corrigan is too smart to risk his own job by hiring a HS coach.

You're about to find out. :)

(10-28-2026 09:14 AM)ken d Wrote:  

(10-28-2026 08:50 AM)GoWulfPak Wrote:  Satterfield is from nearby Hillsborough ....only reason he is on the list.

All the names are moot. It will be Rivers.

I think Boo Corrigan is too smart to risk his own job by hiring a HS coach.

I don't think Boo is very smart at all.

If anyone can pull off this transition to college coach, especially at his alma mater, it's Philip. His entire career, he ran his own offenses, and attended coach's meetings. He was raised by a coach, to coach.
And how many other coaches could coach their QB son for 4 years, in this new era. And raise mega coin doing so.
With his Coach Amato passing recently, this just feels right.

(10-28-2026 10:27 AM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(10-28-2026 09:14 AM)ken d Wrote:  

(10-28-2026 08:50 AM)GoWulfPak Wrote:  Satterfield is from nearby Hillsborough ....only reason he is on the list.

All the names are moot. It will be Rivers.

I think Boo Corrigan is too smart to risk his own job by hiring a HS coach.

I don't think Boo is very smart at all.

Mixed feelings here. Limited funding has always limited his options. Dealing with the mossbacks can't be easy.
OTOH, Keatts $ure worked him good.
I'd like our new Chancellor to have his AD.

Lane Kiffin

(10-28-2026 01:04 PM)Dr Dawgma III Wrote:  Lane Kiffin

Yeah, it’s about time he moved on. lol

I'd like to see Rivers in the GM position. He'd definitely bring the money in. Good stepping stone to AD.

If Rivers does take the HC position he better have a strong OC and DC.

(10-28-2026 02:18 PM)Gitanole Wrote:  

(10-28-2026 01:04 PM)Dr Dawgma III Wrote:  Lane Kiffin

Yeah, it’s about time he moved on. lol

Payback for Wade.

(10-28-2026 09:14 AM)ken d Wrote:  

(10-28-2026 08:50 AM)GoWulfPak Wrote:  Satterfield is from nearby Hillsborough ....only reason he is on the list.

All the names are moot. It will be Rivers.

I think Boo Corrigan is too smart to risk his own job by hiring a HS coach.

(10-28-2026 05:48 PM)Wolfman Wrote:  I'd like to see Rivers in the GM position. He'd definitely bring the money in. Good stepping stone to AD.

If Rivers does take the HC position he better have a strong OC and DC.

The GM position requires detailed knowledge of NCAA rules, athletic marketing, financial relations with athletes and their agents, negotiating, and much more that I don’t know about. Rivers has had no experience with any of this apart from his own contract negotiations.

Please, NCSU fans get over your obsession with Rivers. It can only lead you to grief.

I hope NCSU Administration is more sophisticated. I think they are. What’s the reason for firing your football coach mid season if you’re just going to hire Rivers? It’s not like you have to compete with any other school to hire Rivers. Your rationale for firing mid season is so you can line up a coach who will be in demand by other schools.

(10-28-2026 10:08 PM)Hallcity Wrote:  

(10-28-2026 09:14 AM)ken d Wrote:  

(10-28-2026 08:50 AM)GoWulfPak Wrote:  Satterfield is from nearby Hillsborough ....only reason he is on the list.

All the names are moot. It will be Rivers.

I think Boo Corrigan is too smart to risk his own job by hiring a HS coach.

(10-28-2026 05:48 PM)Wolfman Wrote:  I'd like to see Rivers in the GM position. He'd definitely bring the money in. Good stepping stone to AD.

If Rivers does take the HC position he better have a strong OC and DC.

The GM position requires detailed knowledge of NCAA rules, athletic marketing, financial relations with athletes and their agents, negotiating, and much more that I don’t know about. Rivers has had no experience with any of this apart from his own contract negotiations.

Please, NCSU fans get over your obsession with Rivers. It can only lead you to grief.

I hope NCSU Administration is more sophisticated. I think they are. What’s the reason for firing your football coach mid season if you’re just going to hire Rivers? It’s not like you have to compete with any other school to hire Rivers. Your rationale for firing mid season is so you can line up a coach who will be in demand by other schools.

Tell us you aren't familiar with the portal calendar or NIL fundraising without telling us.

(10-28-2026 10:08 PM)Hallcity Wrote:  

(10-28-2026 05:48 PM)Wolfman Wrote:  I'd like to see Rivers in the GM position. He'd definitely bring the money in. Good stepping stone to AD.

If Rivers does take the HC position he better have a strong OC and DC.

The GM position requires detailed knowledge of NCAA rules, athletic marketing, financial relations with athletes and their agents, negotiating, and much more that I don’t know about. Rivers has had no experience with any of this apart from his own contract negotiations.

Please, NCSU fans get over your obsession with Rivers. It can only lead you to grief.

I hope NCSU Administration is more sophisticated. I think they are. What’s the reason for firing your football coach mid season if you’re just going to hire Rivers? It’s not like you have to compete with any other school to hire Rivers. Your rationale for firing mid season is so you can line up a coach who will be in demand by other schools.

I'm not promoting Rivers. I feel like there will be chaos if he doesn't land somewhere at State. State can hire people to do the things you mentioned. It is much harder to find someone that can get people to give up the big money. I do think Rivers can do that.

(10-29-2026 11:38 AM)Wolfman Wrote:  

(10-28-2026 10:08 PM)Hallcity Wrote:  

(10-28-2026 05:48 PM)Wolfman Wrote:  I'd like to see Rivers in the GM position. He'd definitely bring the money in. Good stepping stone to AD.

If Rivers does take the HC position he better have a strong OC and DC.

The GM position requires detailed knowledge of NCAA rules, athletic marketing, financial relations with athletes and their agents, negotiating, and much more that I don’t know about. Rivers has had no experience with any of this apart from his own contract negotiations.

Please, NCSU fans get over your obsession with Rivers. It can only lead you to grief.

I hope NCSU Administration is more sophisticated. I think they are. What’s the reason for firing your football coach mid season if you’re just going to hire Rivers? It’s not like you have to compete with any other school to hire Rivers. Your rationale for firing mid season is so you can line up a coach who will be in demand by other schools.

I'm not promoting Rivers. I feel like there will be chaos if he doesn't land somewhere at State. State can hire people to do the things you mentioned. It is much harder to find someone that can get people to give up the big money. I do think Rivers can do that.

He sounds like the kind of person you create a custom job definition for.

(10-30-2026 03:34 AM)Gitanole Wrote:  

(10-29-2026 11:38 AM)Wolfman Wrote:  

(10-28-2026 10:08 PM)Hallcity Wrote:  

(10-28-2026 05:48 PM)Wolfman Wrote:  I'd like to see Rivers in the GM position. He'd definitely bring the money in. Good stepping stone to AD.

If Rivers does take the HC position he better have a strong OC and DC.

The GM position requires detailed knowledge of NCAA rules, athletic marketing, financial relations with athletes and their agents, negotiating, and much more that I don’t know about. Rivers has had no experience with any of this apart from his own contract negotiations.

Please, NCSU fans get over your obsession with Rivers. It can only lead you to grief.

I hope NCSU Administration is more sophisticated. I think they are. What’s the reason for firing your football coach mid season if you’re just going to hire Rivers? It’s not like you have to compete with any other school to hire Rivers. Your rationale for firing mid season is so you can line up a coach who will be in demand by other schools.

I'm not promoting Rivers. I feel like there will be chaos if he doesn't land somewhere at State. State can hire people to do the things you mentioned. It is much harder to find someone that can get people to give up the big money. I do think Rivers can do that.

He sounds like the kind of person you create a custom job definition for.

But Rivers isn't looking for a job. He has made it clear he doesn't want to move his family (he still has 6 kids at home), and I doubt he would change his mind on that for anything but the NCSU head coaching job.