Former Tennessee State football coach Eddie George said he was not looking for a new job when Bowling Green called.

It was practically spring time when Dell McGee left for Georgia State to take over for Shawn Elliott. George admitted the timing to leave Tennessee State for Bowling Green was not ideal, but the opportunity for the 1995 Heisman Trophy winner out of Ohio State was simply too good to pass up.

Tennessee State football coach Eddie George is heading back to Ohio. The former Tennessee Titans All-Pro running back, who won a Heisman Trophy at Ohio State in 1995, has agreed to become head coach for Bowling Green,

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.

Eddie George will leave Tennessee State University to become Bowling Green University’s head coach, his new school announced Sunday. George, 51, has agreed to a five-year deal with the Ohio-based Falcons of the Mid-American Conference, per ESPN. "I am truly excited to be the head coach at Bowling Green State University," says George in a release.

Tennessee State football coach Eddie George has interviewed to be the coach at Bowling Green, according to a source. He has been with TSU since 2021.

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.

Sources: Tennessee State head coach Eddie George has emerged as a target in Bowling Green’s head coaching search. A final decision is expected in the near future, as he was one of three finalists interviewed on Friday.

Eddie George was a four-time NFL Pro Bowl running back and an All-Pro, and was the 1996 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year after winning the 1995 Heisman Trophy at Ohio State.