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Updated Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, at 6:15 AM PT.
Friday’s episode of The Sports Hangover Daily covers Philip Rivers heading home to coach NC State, Washington’s late win at MetLife Stadium, a deadline trade that fell apart after a physical, and a 52-point night from Cade Cunningham.
Philip Rivers is coming back to Raleigh
NC State’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved a five-year contract for Rivers on Friday, Nov. 13, officially making him the Wolfpack’s next head coach, according to the News & Observer and WRAL. He will be introduced at a news conference Monday.
Rivers played quarterback for the Wolfpack from 2000 to 2003 before his NFL career with the Chargers and Colts. He has coached St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope, Alabama, since 2021, and NC State is his first college coaching job. He replaces Dave Doeren, who was fired in October during his 14th season. Interim coach Todd Goebbel stays in that role through this season and leads the Wolfpack against Syracuse on Saturday.
The show’s take on the Rivers hire
The show called the hire either brilliant or chaotic and liked it anyway. The show’s case is that Rivers can recruit quarterbacks because he knows the position, and he’ll sell the program to recruits, parents and donors in a way a typical first-time coach can’t. The show expects some early game-management mistakes, as with most first-time head coaches, and predicted that within two recruiting cycles NC State will have its best quarterback room in years.
Commanders 24, Giants 21: Daniels to Diggs late
Washington won at MetLife Stadium on Thursday night when Jayden Daniels hit Stefon Diggs for a 32-yard touchdown with 57 seconds left, per the ESPN box score. Daniels finished 23 of 33 for 249 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. Diggs caught six passes for 83 yards. The Commanders moved to 3-5-1 and the Giants fell to 5-3-1.
Giants tight end Isaiah Likely had nine catches for 127 yards, including a 66-yard touchdown from J.J. McCarthy that put New York ahead 21-17 midway through the fourth quarter. Cam Skattebo ran for both of the Giants’ other touchdowns. The show flagged Likely as a real tight end waiver add in fantasy. For the matchup setup before kickoff, see our Commanders-Giants Thursday night preview.
The Henley trade that fell apart
The Chargers agreed before Tuesday’s deadline to send linebacker Daiyan Henley to Denver for a 2027 fourth-round pick and a 2028 fifth-round pick. The Broncos called it off after his physical, and Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said Denver used the physical to push for less compensation, calling it a loophole the league should look into (ESPN on Harbaugh and the nixed trade). Henley stays with the Chargers.
The deadline’s other quarterback move went through. Minnesota reacquired Kirk Cousins from Las Vegas for a 2027 third-round pick, and the Raiders handed the job to rookie Fernando Mendoza. We covered that in Mendoza taking over as the Raiders’ starter, and every completed deal is in our list of every confirmed 2026 deadline trade.
Cade Cunningham scores 52 in double overtime
Detroit beat Washington 144-140 in two overtimes on Thursday. Cunningham scored 52 points on 16-of-25 shooting with 11 assists and five rebounds, and the Pistons improved to 8-3 (ESPN box score for Pistons-Wizards). In Philadelphia, the 76ers beat Toronto 123-112 behind 27 points and eight assists from Tyrese Maxey and 20 points from Joel Embiid, moving to 10-3 (ESPN box score for Raptors-76ers).
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Featured photo: Philip Rivers with the Chargers in 2016, by Jeffrey Beall via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. Body graphic: The Sports Hangover, based on the ESPN box score.
