247Sports’ Andrew Ivins on Gunner Rivers: ‘It’s a program-altering commitment’

NC State despatched shockwaves all through the school soccer 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 Riversis the fourth dedication within the Pack’s 2027 recruiting class — and one of many largest in program historical past.

“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 have Gunner Rivers, Philip Rivers’ child,” Ivins said. “For NC State, it is a assertion, and it will shoot them to the highest of the dialog in school soccer.”

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 employees deserve a lot of credit score for sealing the cope with the four-star signal-caller.