Tennessee State Gets No Respect in First Post-Eddie George Poll

Tennessee State Gets No Respect in First Post-Eddie George Poll

A year after Tennessee State made a triumphant return to the FCS playoffs under Eddie George, the Tigers are being treated like underdogs heading into 2025. Despite placing six players on the Preseason Players to Watch list, TSU was picked to finish eighth out of nine in the OVC-Big South Football Association’s preseason coaches poll. That’s not exactly the welcome Reggie Barlow might’ve envisioned for his first year leading the Tigers. But the …

Tennessee State picked to be bottom feeder in OVC-Big South standings

A year after a magical run to the top of the OVC-Big South standings and a trip to the FCS playoffs, Tennessee State isn’t expected to repeat that performance in 2025. In fact, the Tigers were picked by the league’s coaches to finish eighth out of nine teams in the conference preseason poll released on Wednesday. It is a dramatic fall, but not unexpected after head coach Eddie George left for Bowling Green in the offseason and the Tigers lost ke…