Former Tennessee Titans superstar running back Eddie George has landed a new head coaching position ahead of the 2025 NCAA football season.
According to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Eddie George is leaving the Tennessee State Tigers to become the new head coach of the Bowling Green Falcons. The four-time Pro Bowler coached the Tigers from 2021 to 2024, garnering a 24-22 record.
George led Tennessee State to a Big South–OVC championship in 2004 and took home Big South–OVC Coach of the Year honors. After starting out his coaching tenure with consecutive losing seasons, George led the Tigers to 6-5 and 9-4 finishes in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
Bowling Green’s coaching position opened up when scot Loeffler, who held the job since 2019, left last month to take the Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterbacks coach gig. The Falcons went 27-41 under Loeffler, finishing 7-6 in each of his final two years at the helm.
Eddie George Is An All-Time Titans Great
After starring at Ohio State, George was selected in the first round by the Houston Oilers (later the Tennessee Titans) in the 1996 NFL Draft. The four-time Pro Bowler won 1996 Offensive Rookie of the Year honors and led the Titans to a Super Bowl 34 appearance, where they fell to the Los Angeles Rams.George rushed for over 1,000 yards in seven of his eight seasons with the Titans. He spent his final season with the Dallas Cowboys in 2004, walking away from the game with 10,009 rushing yards and 64 touchdowns.
