09-03-2025
Bowling Green hiring Eddie George, former NFL All-Pro RB, as head coach: Reports
Former NFL All-Pro running back and Tennessee State head coach Eddie George has agreed to become the new head coach of Bowling Green, according to multiple reports Sunday.
George, who won the 1995 Heisman Trophy at Ohio State, will take over the MAC program after former coach Scot Loeffler took an assistant job with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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The Toledo Blade first reported the news of George's move.
George went 24-22 in four seasons at TSU, including a 9-4 record and appearance in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs last season, as he was named Big South-OVC Coach of the Year. He interviewed for the Chicago Bears' head-coaching job in January, but the Bears hired former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson that month.
George got the TSU job one year after Deion Sanders became the head coach at Jackson State, starting a trend of former NFL stars becoming head coaches at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This offseason, Norfolk State hired Michael Vick and Delaware State hired DeSean Jackson.
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Why would Eddie George accept the challenge at Tennessee State?
George becomes the third Black HBCU head coach to get a Football Bowl Subdivision job, joining Willie Jeffries in 1979 and Sanders in 2023.
Bowling Green is coming off three consecutive bowl appearances, including a 6-2 record in MAC play in 2024, but the Falcons haven't won more than seven games in a season since 2015. The roster is in a rebuild after losing most of its top players, including All-American tight end Harold Fannin Jr.
As an NFL player, George made four Pro Bowls with the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans — eventually having his No. 27 retired by the Titans in 2019 — and was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1996.
