Philip Rivers addresses NC State coaching rumors as momentum builds for Wolfpack legend: 'You never say never'

Rivers certainly didn’t rule out the idea of coaching NC State after his high school team’s game Friday

There's a lot of smoke around NC State legend Philip Rivers as the Wolfpack search for their next coach. Rivers addressed those rumors on Friday night, but he didn't do much to silence that noise. Following Fairhope (Ala.) St. Michael's regular-season finale on Friday night, Rivers spoke publicly for the first time since NC State fired Dave Doeren. Rivers said "nothing is imminent" in terms of a deal between himself and the Wolfpack, but he stopped short of denying the rumors. "NC State is special to me. Coach Doeren, what he did over 14 years, all-time winningest coach, I have a ton of respect for what he did and how he went about it with the university," Rivers told AL.com.

"There is nothing there at this point. You understand the chatter that is out there. You take it one day at a time. I'm excited about this postseason with these guys. "Like I told you last year, you never say never, but there's nothing imminent." Rivers is in his sixth season coaching St. Michael, where his son and four-star prospect Gunner Rivers is the starting quarterback, and the Wolfpack legend wants to see the season through as the Cardinals prepare for the playoffs. That said, it's hard not to notice the past tense in his answer. "Shoot, we love it