A 12 months after a magical run to the highest of the OVC-Massive South standings and a visit to the FCS playoffs, Tennessee State isn’t anticipated to repeat that efficiency in 2025.
In actual fact, the Tigers had been picked by the league’s coaches to complete eighth out of 9 groups within the convention preseason ballot launched on Wednesday.
It’s a dramatic fall, however not sudden after head coach Eddie George left for Bowling Inexperienced within the offseason and the Tigers misplaced key contributors from their postseason crew to both attrition or the switch portal.
Right here is the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗢𝗩𝗖-𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹 which was voted on by the league head coaches. 🏈
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Within the ballot, TSU was chosen to complete simply forward of last-place Charleston Southern.
Reggie Barlow, the longtime HBCU coach who just lately served as the pinnacle coach of the United Soccer League’s DC Defenders, apparently may have his work reduce out for him attempting to construct on 2024.
