#27 is back home in Ohio. Eddie George is now the head coach at Bowling Green after four seasons at HBCU Tennessee State. The 1995 Heisman Trophy winner had a 24-22 record for the Tigers, including 9-4 last year with an FCS Playoff berth. He was the Big South-Ohio Valley Conference coach of the year in 2024 for taking TSU to the playoffs. That was the Tigers' first playoff appearance in over a decade (2013).
George joins a long list of former Buckeyes in coaching. Buckeye teammates Luke Fickell, Mike Vrabel, and Marcus Freeman are fellow head coaches (Fickell and Freeman in college and Vrabel in the NFL).
Players like Scottie Graham, Kenny Guiton, Michael Brewster, and Brian Hartline are assistant coaches at the college level. Doran Grant, Joe Germaine, Stanley Jackson, and Chase Farris are high school head coaches. This is by no means a complete list, but you get the idea.
Bowling Green was the FBS starting point for another Buckeye who went on to become an elite coach. You might have heard of him: three-time national champion and Wolverine slayer Urban Meyer. Meyer would only be at Bowling Green for two seasons before going on to Utah, but he was 8-3 and 9-3 in those two years.
Now comes the all-important step for Coach George: getting the right coaching staff. Like most coaches, he could take a lot of his staff from his previous job with him. Another name and former Buckeye to watch would be Tennessee State defensive backs coach Richard McNutt.
This is a full circle moment for Eddie George as he scored his first touchdown at Ohio State back in 1992 against BGSU.
Quite the full circle moment with Eddie George taking over as the Head Coach at Bowling Green.
— Adam King (@AdamKing10TV) March 9, 2025
In a career full of accolades and a Heisman trophy. It all started for George against the Falcons.
In 1992 Eddie George scored his first collegiate touchdown against.... BGSU: pic.twitter.com/DJ7m3Roc9M
While this is great news for Eddie George and his coaching career and for Bowling Green, it is also good news for Ohio State. Having so many Buckeyes reach high levels of coaching only helps the program moving forward.
Not only will Ohio State have plenty of greats who wore the scarlet and gray to potentially bring home to help coach, but they will also be another great example of the success that comes with hard work being a Buckeye. Welcome home, Eddie!