Former NFL player-turned-college football head coach Eddie George is leaving Tennessee State University to take over the reigns of the Bowling Green State University football team. The school announced the hiring Mar.

The Eddie George era at Tennessee State University has come to an end after a four-year run by the former NFL running back. Multiple published reports have George leaving the HBCU coaching ranks to take over as the head coach of Bowling Green University.

Bowling Green has hired Tennessee State coach Eddie George to fill its head coaching vacancy, the university announced Sunday. This will be George's first coaching opportunity at the FBS level after four years leading Tennessee State.