{"id":"1793756209281-sports-show_open","slug":"russell-wilson-s-nc-state-coaching-interview","title":"Russell Wilson's NC State coaching interview","summary":"Jaxon Richardson, son of two-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion Jason Richardson, is a legit high-flyer; he won the 2026 McDonald's All-American dunk contest by leaping over five people.\n\nRussell Wilson played college football at North Carolina State from 2008 through 2010, then transferred to Wisconsin for the 2011 season. This is an ESPN clip of CFP committee chairman Hunter Yurachek explaining the committee's reasoning for ranking Indiana No. 4 and Alabama No. 5; it is an explanation rather than a checkable factual assertion. This is MLB's promotional highlight reel of impressive catches from the season, not a fact-checkable claim.","publishedAt":"2026-11-04T01:36:49.281Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"Primetime Sports","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Jaxon Richardson, son of two-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion Jason Richardson, is a legit high-flyer; he won the 2026 McDonald's All-American dunk contest by leaping over five people.\nSource: [bamahammer.com](https://bamahammer.com/alabama-commit-jaxon-richardson-delivers-insane-dunk-to-win-mcdonald-s-aa-crown/) NAMES: Jaxon Richardson = son of Jason (https://x.com/SportsCenter/status/2117782819275424208)\n\nTRUE: Russell Wilson played college football at North Carolina State from 2008 through 2010, then transferred to Wisconsin for the 2011 season. This is an ESPN clip of CFP committee chairman Hunter Yurachek explaining the committee's reasoning for ranking Indiana No. 4 and Alabama No. 5; it is an explanation rather than a checkable factual assertion. This is MLB's promotional highlight reel of impressive catches from the season, not a fact-checkable claim.\nSource: ESPN/Adam Schefter; sports-reference.com NAMES: Russell Wilson = NFL quarterback, Super Bowl XLVIII champion; NC State = North Carolina State University POST 21 (https://x.com/espn/status/2117781119588335952)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Jaxon Richardson, son of two-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion Jason Richardson, is a legit high-flyer; he won the 2026 McDonald's All-American dunk contest by leaping over five people.","sourceName":"[bamahammer.com](https://bamahammer.com/alabama-commit-jaxon-richardson-delivers-insane-dunk-to-win-mcdonald-s-aa-crown/) NAMES: Jaxon Richardson = son of Jason","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/SportsCenter/status/2117782819275424208","claim":"Jaxon Richardson dunking just like his dad, Jason Richardson 🔥 https://t.co/MFakPeYfdG","author":"@SportsCenter"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Russell Wilson played college football at North Carolina State from 2008 through 2010, then transferred to Wisconsin for the 2011 season. This is an ESPN clip of CFP committee chairman Hunter Yurachek explaining the committee's reasoning for ranking Indiana No. 4 and Alabama No. 5; it is an explanation rather than a checkable factual assertion. This is MLB's promotional highlight reel of impressive catches from the season, not a fact-checkable claim.","sourceName":"ESPN/Adam Schefter; sports-reference.com NAMES: Russell Wilson = NFL quarterback, Super Bowl XLVIII champion; NC State = North Carolina State University POST 21","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/espn/status/2117781119588335952","claim":"Former Super Bowl champion QB Russell Wilson interviewed today for the head coaching job at North Carolina State, where he played three seasons, sources told @AdamSchefter. NC State now has two former NFL greats who starred there, Wilson and Philip Rivers, as prominent https://t.","author":"@espn"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/SportsCenter/status/2117782819275424208","name":"[bamahammer.com](https://bamahammer.com/alabama-commit-jaxon-richardson-delivers-insane-dunk-to-win-mcdonald-s-aa-crown/) NAMES: Jaxon Richardson = son of Jason","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@SportsCenter"},{"url":"https://x.com/espn/status/2117781119588335952","name":"ESPN/Adam Schefter; sports-reference.com NAMES: Russell Wilson = NFL quarterback, Super Bowl XLVIII champion; NC State = North Carolina State University POST 21","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@espn"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793756209281-sports-show_open-russell-wilson-s-nc-state-coaching-interview","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/sports","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793756209281-sports-show_open-russell-wilson-s-nc-state-coaching-interview","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793756209281-sports-show_open-russell-wilson-s-nc-state-coaching-interview and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Liam","text":"Primetime Sports live—ESPN says Russell Wilson just interviewed for the NC State head coaching job."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Russell Wilson the quarterback wants to coach college? That's a wild jump."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Schefter says Wilson played at NC State from 2008 through 2010."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"NFL quarterback to college head coach is a strange first coaching job."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Philip Rivers is also a candidate. Two former NC State stars fighting for one sideline."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That interview would just be both guys listing their passing records."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I like it. Wilson knows schemes, and nobody out-works him."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Knowing coverages isn't building a program. No staff, no recruiting board, no head-coach reps."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Fair—but NC State needs energy, and Wilson brings it."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Big energy, bigger risk. I'd want a proven head coach."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Speaking of inherited talent—Jason Richardson's kid just did something wild."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"SportsCenter posted Jaxon Richardson dunk like his dad—and it's not hype."},{"host":"Liam","text":"He won the McDonald's All-American dunk contest by clearing five people."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"2026 Alabama commit. Two-time NBA Slam Dunk Champ dad. Yeah, genetics."},{"host":"Liam","text":"No pressure on the kid, obviously."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Becker Sports replied: \"Like father like son...\" then said he inherited bad knees and a love of complaining about weather."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I got the knees. Not the fifty-inch vertical."}]}