Days after main Tennessee State to a share of the Massive South-OVC championship and a visit to the FCS playoffs for the primary time in additional than a decade, Eddie George was named the league’s high coach.
George, a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award, led the Tigers to a 9-3 general document and their first convention championship since 1999, in addition to this system’s first FCS Playoff berth since 2013.
TSU received 9 video games for the primary time since 2013.
Acknowledged because the Stats Carry out HBCU Group of the Week twice this season, Tennessee State enters the postseason ranked in each nationwide FCS Prime 25 polls.
The Tigers scored 40 factors in a sport 4 instances this season, had a four-game win streak from Sept. 28 to Oct. 19, and didn’t lose consecutive video games all season.
Tennessee State ranks ninth within the nation with 7.3 tackles-for-loss, had three defensive touchdowns, recovered 10 fumbles and owns the FCS high kickoff return common (26.79). Tennessee State quarterbacks have thrown the fewest interceptions (7), ranked first within the convention in passing protection (195.8) and move effectivity protection (116.15), and misplaced the fewest turnovers (15).
