Russell Wilson Interviews for NC State Job as Rivers Looms

WHO:

Daily Mail Sports - Russell Wilson, an ex-NFL quarterback, interviewed for the NC State head-coaching vacancy.

Daily Mail Sports - Philip Rivers is also in the running for the NC State coaching job.

NY Post - Russell Wilson, an NFL veteran, interviewed for the NC State head-coaching job.

NY Post - Philip Rivers, a former Wolfpack star, is a top candidate for the job.

Heavy NFL - Russell Wilson is described as a former Steelers quarterback.

WHAT:

Fox News - Wilson interviewed barely two months into his CBS studio role, despite never having coached a snap.

Newsweek - Further discussions about the NC State job are expected in the coming days.

Daily Mail Sports - Wilson has interviewed for the NC State head-coaching vacancy, and the outlet said it confirmed the interview.

Heavy NFL - Wilson interviewed for the NC State coaching job; the article said he could be headed back to college football.

NY Post - Wilson interviewed for the NC State job, joining Rivers as a top candidate.

Daily Mail Sports - The article’s headline describes Wilson as a Super Bowl winner and notes his debut season at CBS.

WHERE:

Daily Mail Sports - The coaching vacancy is at NC State.

Heavy NFL - The coaching job is at NC State.

NY Post - The head-coaching job is at NC State.

WHY:

Newsweek - Rivers has emerged as the frontrunner for the NC State job.

NY Post - The article characterizes the interview as a “major twist” amid what it calls Rivers’s “flirtation” with the job.

Russell Wilson has interviewed for NC State’s head-coaching job, despite never coaching a snap. Former Wolfpack star Philip Rivers is also a leading candidate, with one report calling him the frontrunner. Further discussions about the vacancy are expected in the coming days.