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NC State University to hire Philip Rivers to fill football head coaching vacancy, the Athletic reports
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What happenedNC State University to hire Philip Rivers to fill football head coaching vacancy, the Athletic reports.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "NC State University to hire Philip Rivers to fill football head coaching vacancy, the Ath...". The right frames it as "NC State Closes In on Philip Rivers as Next Head Coach".
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CenterNC State University to hire Philip Rivers to fill football head coaching vacancy, the Athletic reports
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Right / center-rightNC State Closes In on Philip Rivers as Next Head Coach
NC State University to hire Philip Rivers to fill football head coaching vacancy, the Athletic reports
RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) — Officials from North Carolina State University are working to finish a deal with Wolfpack star Philip Rivers to fill their football head coaching vacancy, according t...
NC State Closes In on Philip Rivers as Next Head Coach
NC State is finalizing a deal to hire Philip Rivers as its next football coach, bringing the program's most celebrated former quarterback back to Raleigh. The move represents a major bet on...
