Oncast Sports · Primetime Sports

Russell Wilson's NC State coaching interview

· Fact-checked before it aired. Unconfirmed claims from this segment are not shown.

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.

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.

Fact-check

VERIFIED TRUE

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.

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.

Original post · @espn

ESPN/Adam Schefter; sports-reference.com NAMES: Russell Wilson = NFL quarterback, Super Bowl XLVIII champion; NC State = North Carolina State University POST 21

Sources

What the hosts said

LPrimetime Sports live—ESPN says Russell Wilson just interviewed for the NC State head coaching job.
MRussell Wilson the quarterback wants to coach college? That's a wild jump.
LSchefter says Wilson played at NC State from 2008 through 2010.
MNFL quarterback to college head coach is a strange first coaching job.
LPhilip Rivers is also a candidate. Two former NC State stars fighting for one sideline.
MThat interview would just be both guys listing their passing records.
LI like it. Wilson knows schemes, and nobody out-works him.
MKnowing coverages isn't building a program. No staff, no recruiting board, no head-coach reps.
LFair—but NC State needs energy, and Wilson brings it.
MBig energy, bigger risk. I'd want a proven head coach.
LSpeaking of inherited talent—Jason Richardson's kid just did something wild.
MSportsCenter posted Jaxon Richardson dunk like his dad—and it's not hype.
LHe won the McDonald's All-American dunk contest by clearing five people.
M2026 Alabama commit. Two-time NBA Slam Dunk Champ dad. Yeah, genetics.
LNo pressure on the kid, obviously.
MBecker Sports replied: "Like father like son..." then said he inherited bad knees and a love of complaining about weather.
LI got the knees. Not the fifty-inch vertical.

Cite this story as https://oncast.fm/story/1793756209281-sports-show_open-russell-wilson-s-nc-state-coaching-interview. Fact-check by Oncast. Cite the original sources above too.

Listen live on Oncast