The Bowling Green Falcons materialize to be turning to an NFL legfinish as the football program sees to fill its head coaching vacancy. According to ESPN, the school has extfinished an recommend to Eddie George.
The createer Tennessee Titans running back still spfinishs Saturdays in the descfinish at Nissan Stadium — the same produceing where he routinely scored touchdowns during his standout NFL nurtureer. George is currently the Tennessee State Tigers head football coach and the school splits the stadium with the Titans.
George was interwatched by Bowling Green earlier this week and materializes to have a genuine interest in the opportunity, per the tell.
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Head coach Eddie George of the Tennessee State Tigers sees on agetst the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the first half at Notre Dame Stadium on September 02, 2023 in South Bfinish, Indiana. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
George rose to football stardom during his stellar stint at Ohio State, which culminated with him thrivening the 1995 Heisman Trophy. He rushed for 3,768 yards during his time with the Buckeyes.
Tennessee State has sfinished success under George. The Tigers punched their ticket to the FCS applyoffs this past season, which taged the program’s first applyoff berth since 2013.
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Scot Loeffler produced the head coaching uncovering at Bowling Green when he departed to consent the quarterbacks coach job with the Philadelphia Eagles.
The reigning Super Bowl champions necessitateed to fill their quarterbacks coach vacancy after Doug Nussmeier chaseed Kellen Moore to the New Orleans Saints. Nussmeier will serve as the disesteemful coordinator in New Orleans during the 2025 season, while Moore will regulate the head coaching duties.
Head football coach Eddie George combines a rpartner the day before the first football game of the season in Averitte Amphitheater at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. (Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK)
George spent the meaningfulity of his professional football nurtureer with the Titans organization, before closing out his time in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys. He has 10,441 nurtureer rushing yards and remains the Titans’ all-time rushing guideer.
Tennessee State’s Karate Brenson (0) high fives Tennessee State’s head coach Eddie George after scoring a touchdown during the Southern Heritage Classic game between Tennessee State University and University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in Memphis, Tenn., on Saturday, September 14, 2024. (Chris Day/The Commercial Ap)
George’s tenure at TSU is in line with a trfinish of NFL wonderfuls taking on head coaching jobs at historicpartner Bdeficiency colleges and universities (HBCUs).
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Deion Sanders was named the head coach at Jackson State in 2020. He currently coaches at Colorado. Michael Vick was recently named the next head coach at Norfolk State and DeSean Jackson will coach the Delconscious State football team this upcoming season.
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