New Tennessee State University NCAA college football head coach Eddie George smiles during a press conference in Nashville, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (George Walker/The Tennessean via AP)

Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover, left, and Athletic Director Mikki Allen, right, announce former NFL running back Eddie George, center, as the schools new NCAA college football head coach during a press conference in Nashville, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (George Walker/The Tennessean via AP)

New Tennessee State University NCAA college football head coach Eddie George speaks during a press conference in Nashville, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (George Walker/The Tennessean via AP)

New Tennessee State University NCAA college football head coach Eddie George shakes hands at his introductory press conference in Nashville, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (George Walker/The Tennessean via AP)

FILE - Former Tennessee Titans running back Eddie George speaks as his number 27 is retired during a halftime ceremony at an NFL football game between the Titans and the Indianapolis Colts in Nashville, in this Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, file photo. Tennessee State has hired former NFL running back Eddie George as the new NCAA college football coach, banking on his name and football connections to revive the program. TSU introduced George at a news conference Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)