NC State sent shockwaves throughout the college football recruiting world Monday when it landed Fairhope (Ala.) St. Michael quarterback and Wolfpack legacy Gunner Rivers.
The 6-foot-3 1/2, 205-pound signal-caller, who's the son of State legend Philip Rivers, is the fourth commitment in the Pack's 2027 recruiting class -- and one of the biggest in program history.
"It's a program-altering commitment because any time anyone talks about NC State football over the next four or five years, people are going to say: "Hey, they've got Gunner Rivers, Philip Rivers' kid," Ivins said. "For NC State, it's a statement, and it's going to shoot them to the top of the conversation in college football."
Oftentimes, people assume legacy recruits will end up at their parents' alma mater. But more times than not, it doesn't happen. Thus, State head coach Dave Doeren and his staff deserve a lot of credit for sealing the deal with the four-star signal-caller.
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