Philip Rivers’ high school season ended Friday night, and the question of what comes next grew louder with it. St. Michael Catholic lost 42-35 to Glenwood in the first round of the Alabama playoffs, and Rivers admitted afterward it might have been his last game on that sideline. Whatever he does next, NC State is waiting. The Wolfpack fired Dave Doeren on October 24, and nearly every report says Rivers is the man the school wants.
The game itself was close to the end. St. Michael was tied 28-28 early in the fourth quarter when Glenwood scored and recovered the onside kick. The Cardinals cut it to a one-score game inside three minutes, but Glenwood got another onside kick and ran out the clock. Rivers was emotional afterward and said his focus was on the locker room, not on Raleigh. He confirmed that NC State officials came to Fairhope on Wednesday, including athletic director Boo Corrigan…