![]() "After talking to Eddie, he said, 'When we mentor these guys, I want them to feel my spirit,'" Sanders said. Sanders said George had a solid plan, which Sanders was sure would be successful. Chris Sanders says players feel Eddie George's spiritĬhris Sanders and Eddie George became teammates at Ohio State in 1992 and remained teammates with the Titans/Oilers through 2001.Īfter talking with George soon after George was named TSU's coach, Sanders could hardly wait to see him in action. Veteran NFL coach Hue Jackson spent one season as George's offensive coordinator before becoming the coach at Grambling. The connections he had when it came to hiring coaches, you knew, were going to be a key to his success."ĮDDIE GEORGE WANTS TSU FANS TO SHOW UP: Eddie George rips Tennessee State football fans for not supporting winning team: 'It hurts the kids'Īlong with Brandon Fisher, George's staff includes former Titans linebacker and NFL assistant coach Joe Bowden, former NFL defensive lineman and assistant coach Clyde Simmons, and former Ohio State offensive lineman and NFL assistant Michael Brewster. He's also assembled a staff that can teach these young men how to play the game. "That's something that allows him to inspire those players that he's coaching. "I understand you need to have experience to be a really good coach but Eddie knows football," Hopkins said. Hopkins spent seven years blocking for George on George's way to becoming the Titans' all-time leading rusher and picked up right away on George's love and knowledge of the game. Some wondered if George's success as a player would translate to his success as a coach, but former Titans offensive tackle Brad Hopkins never did. He's very gifted, very astute and a very sharp guy." Brad Hopkins says all that mattered was Eddie George knew football "He's been all over the place and had success in everything he's done. "He puts tons of work in no matter what he's doing whether it's being a coach or a professor at Ohio State or with his acting or as a financial advisor," Bishop said. ![]() George still wears a band on his right wrist with letters F.I.L.O., which stands for first in, last out. I thought Eddie would do well because he was different he had that workman-like attitude."īishop said George was usually the first player to show up for meetings, practices and other team functions and the last to leave, which proved he did not take his success for granted. "Sometimes those freak-of-nature athletes like Eddie are really not great coaches typically because they rely so much on their talents and their gifts and never really had to put in the effort like a poor man's player like myself. "A player like Eddie George, and not just on the field but his acumen off the field, dictated he was going to be good at whatever he decided to do," Bishop said. TSU BIGGEST WIN UNDER EDDIE GEORGE: How Tennessee State football got its biggest win in Eddie George's coaching era Blaine Bishop: Eddie George knows successīlaine Bishop spent six seasons as George's teammate with the Titans/Oilers and one thing Bishop learned early on was that George can make anything successful. "But I went to HBCU television and watched North Carolina Central and Morgan State. "This past Thursday there was a lot of stuff going on on television, with Thursday Night Football and all that's going on in the Middle East and all kinds of things," Fisher said. Fisher is no longer on the staff, but his connection with George has changed the manner in which Fisher, who played in the NFL and spent 22 seasons as an NFL coach, views football today. When George got the TSU job, Fisher spent the first year on his staff as a senior advisor. Jeff Fisher now prefers HBCU football over the NFLįormer Titans coach Jeff Fisher says he has three sons − biological sons Brandon Fisher, who is TSU's defensive coordinator, and Trent Fisher along with George, his adopted son. CT, ESPN+) against Big South/OVC opponent Lindenwood (3-4, 1-2) at Nissan Stadium would secure the Tigers’ first winning record in six years and only the eighth since 2000. ![]() But one group − George’s former Titans teammates − never questioned his ability to be successful on the sidelines and is confident the Tigers’ 5-2 start is a sign he has them on their way to becoming winners.Ī win Saturday (2 p.m.
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