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New Tennessee State football coach Reggie Barlow has high expectations
New Tennessee State football coach Reggie Barlow hopes to continue the momentum the Tigers gained in 2024
New TSU football coach Reggie Barlow acknowledges the financial challenges facing Tennessee State but expresses confidence in the leadership’s ability to address them.Barlow plans to bring most of his staff from the DC Defenders to Tennessee State and will focus on team building activities instead of traditional spring practice due to the timing of his hire.
Reggie Barlow said he is focused on coaching the Tennessee State football team and not the school’s financial woes after he was introduced as Eddie George’s replacement Monday at a new conference at Nissan Stadium.
Barlow left as coach of the DC Defenders in the UFL to return to the Historically Black College and University coaching ranks after previously being at his alma mater Alabama State and Virginia State.
George, who was hired at Bowling Green State on March 9, was in the final year of a five-year contract and had not received an extension. He said his decision to leave was based on TSU’s financial struggles.
TSU has undergone extensive staff cuts and layoffs while dealing with financial shortcomings and a drop in enrollment. The school is awaiting state approval to repurpose $154.5 million in state funds intended to help steer the school out of its current conundrum.
Barlow, 53, accepted the job fully aware of the school’s financial challenges. He told The Tennessean he is confident the leadership under interim President Dwyane Tucker, who attended Monday’s news conference, will find answers to the problems leaving Barlow with only having to worry about maintaining the momentum the football program gained coming off a 9-4 season, which included winning a share of the Big South/OVC…
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Publish date : 2025-03-24 19:14:00
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