NC State set to hire Philip Rivers: How other ex-NFL stars have fared as college football head coaches?

Philip Rivers is set to become NC State's head coach. There are some coaching searches that seem destined from start to finish at a specific place, and for weeks, that has been the case with Rivers and his alma mater. Nearly every conversation with industry sources about the Wolfpack job started and ended with Rivers, despite ESPN reporting that CBS Sports analyst Russell Wilson interviewed for the job.

This is chiefly a move to satiate donors and boosters and provide a feel-good factor for the Wolfpack. There is no doubt it will gin up excitement around the program, both locally and nationally, and increase donor support. Rivers' son Gunner is committed to play quarterback for him and continue the Rivers QB legacy in Raleigh.

Rivers interviewed for the Buffalo Bills job last year after briefly coming out of retirement to quarterback the Colts, but beyond that, he had only coached at the high school level. It continues a small trend in college football of schools hiring noteworthy former NFL stars to coach their teams with little experience. So how have the legends you remember fared in college football?

The question of whether Rivers will actually work out is uncertain, but…

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