NFL legend Eddie George agrees to become Bowling Green's next head coach job: report

Former NFL prima moving backmost and Tennessee State caput shot manager Eddie George is switching country codes. George has agreed to go the adjacent manager of the Bowling Green Falcons, according to aggregate reports.

Sources told ESPN that the assemblage is expected to officially denote George's accomplishment connected Sunday afternoon. George's determination comes soon aft reports surfaced saying the schoolhouse extended an connection to the four-time Pro Bowler. 

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Head manager Eddie George of the Tennessee State Tigers during the Notre Dame Fighting Irish crippled connected Sept. 2, 2023, successful South Bend, Indiana. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Bowling Green conducted an interrogation with George connected Friday, per ESPN.

Prior to coaching, George roseate to shot stardom during his stellar stint astatine Ohio State. He rushed for 3,768 yards during his clip with the Buckeyes, and won the 1995 Heisman Trophy.

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Tennessee State experienced occurrence nether George. The Tigers punched their summons to the FCS playoffs this past season, which marked the program's archetypal playoff berth since 2013.

Head manager Eddie George of the Tennessee State Tigers astatine Notre Dame Stadium connected Sept. 2, 2023, successful South Bend, Indiana. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Scot Loeffler created the caput coaching opening astatine Bowling Green erstwhile helium departed to instrumentality the quarterbacks manager occupation with the Philadelphia Eagles.

The reigning Super Bowl champions needed to capable their quarterbacks manager vacancy aft Doug Nussmeier followed Kellen Moore to the New Orleans Saints. Nussmeier volition service arsenic the violative coordinator successful New Orleans during the 2025 play nether caput manager Moore.

George spent the bulk of his nonrecreational shot vocation with the Titans, earlier closing retired his clip successful the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys. He has 10,441 vocation rushing yards and remains the Titans' all-time rushing leader.

Tennessee State's Karate Brenson high-fives caput manager Eddie George aft scoring a touchdown during the Southern Heritage Classic crippled against the University of Arkansas astatine Pine Bluff successful Memphis connected Sept. 14, 2024. (Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal)

George's tenure astatine TSU is successful enactment with a inclination of NFL greats taking connected caput coaching jobs astatine historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), earlier making the leap to a schoolhouse that competes astatine the FBS level.

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Deion Sanders was named the caput manager astatine Jackson State successful 2020. He near aft the 2022 play successful favour of the caput coaching occupation astatine Colorado.

Meanwhile, erstwhile Atlanta Falcons prima Michael Vick was precocious named the adjacent caput manager astatine Norfolk State and DeSean Jackson volition manager the Delaware State shot squad this upcoming season.

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