Eddie George, another erstwhile NFL star, was introduced as the 22nd head coach of Tennessee State University with much less fanfare.
Tennessee State head football coach Eddie George celebrates winning Ohio Valley Conference championship on Saturday after upsetting Southeast Missouri State 28-21 ‘ Publisher and my father, Wilbert “Bill” Tatum, before me.
After TSU went 2-5 in 2020 under Rod Reed, George’s predecessor and the school’s longtime head coach, they improved to 5-6 in 2021. They stepped back slightly in 2022 at 4-7, but George had built the foundation. The 1995 Heisman Trophy Winner playing for Ohio State and four-time NFL Pro Bowler understood the charge as expressed at his introductory press conference in April 2021.
This past Saturday was a fulfillment, albeit partly, of George’s self-actualization: The Tigers won their first Ohio Valley Conference title since 1999 with a 28-21 upset victory over Southeast Missouri State at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. TSU, currently 9-3 and 6-2 in the OVC, hadn’t reached nine wins since going 10-4 in 2013.
TSU entered their game against Southeast Missouri State at No. 25 in the FCS rankings and rose to No. 19 after the victory. SE Missouri State was No. 11 and dropped to No. 16 with the loss.
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