Former Super Bowl champion quarterback Russell Wilson interviewed Tuesday for the head coaching job at NC State, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Wilson, 38, joins Philip Rivers as prominent candidates for the Wolfpack position after NC State fired Dave Doeren on Oct. 24.
Wilson played at NC State from 2008 to 2010 before transferring to Wisconsin in 2011. Drafted by Seattle in the third round of the 2012 NFL draft, he led the Seahawks to their first Super Bowl championship in the 2013 season. A 10-time Pro Bowl selection, Wilson announced in June that he was retiring from the NFL to become an analyst with CBS Sports.
Rivers, who played at NC State from 2000 to 2003, is in his sixth season as coach at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope, Alabama. The 44-year-old Rivers, who has never coached in college, has told NC State that he wants to finish the current high school season.
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