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Eddie George has been Tennessee State’s head coach for the past four seasons. (Photo by Tommy Martino/University of Montana/Getty Images)
Eddie George is officially getting a chance to coach at the top level of college football.
George and Bowling Green have agreed to terms for the former NFL running back to become its next head coach. The deal is for five years, per ESPN. The Falcons were forced into an early 2025 coaching search when Scot Loeffler left to take an assistant coaching position with the Philadelphia Eagles.
“I am overwhelmed with excitement and joy for the possibilities this opportunity holds,” George said in a statement released by the school. “I’m also thrilled to be back in the great state of Ohio, where I played my college football. I look forward to meeting the team, the coaches, everyone in the athletics department and everyone in the BGSU and Bowling Green community.”
George has been the head coach at Tennessee State for the past four seasons. The Tigers were 9-13 in his first two seasons before moving to 6-5 in 2023 and jumping to 9-4 in 2024. Tennessee State made the FCS playoffs a season ago after tying for first in the Big South-OVC but lost in the first round to Montana.
George is a native of Philadelphia but a legend in the state of Ohio after starring at Ohio State from 1992-95. George capped off his Ohio State career with the Heisman in 1995 following a 1,826-yard season that included 23 rushing touchdowns along with 44 catches for 399 yards. George, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, had 3,768 rushing yards with the Buckeyes and ranks fourth all-time in school history behind Archie Griffin, J.K. Dobbins and Ezekiel Elliott.
After George won the Heisman, he was a first-round pick of the Houston Oilers in 1996 before the franchise moved to Tennessee a season later. He rushed for…
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Publish date : 2025-03-09 15:29:00
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