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The 51-year-old George is 24-22 in four seasons
at Tennessee State and is coming off leading the Tigers to a tie
for first place in the OVC–Big South Football Association and a
postseason berth. He was also voted the Big South-OVC coach of
the year.
George is the 17th confirmed interview for the Bears, who are
doing an extensive search to replace Matt Eberflus who was fired
after 12 games and replaced by Thomas Brown on an interim basis.
George joins Brown, Joe Brady, Pete Carroll, Brian Flores, Aaron
Glenn, Ben Johnson, Mike Kafka, Mike McCarthy, Todd Monken, Drew
Petzing, Ron Rivera, David Shaw, Arthur Smith, Adam Stenavich,
Mike Vrabel and Anthony Weaver as candidates to speak to the
Bears about the head coaching job.
George, who won the Heisman Trophy in 1995 as college football's
top player, was inducted into the College Hall of Fame in 2011
after an outstanding career at Ohio State.
He was the 14th overall pick in the 1996 draft by the
then-Houston Oilers and went on to set several franchise records
for the Tennessee Titans, including rushing for 10,009 yards
over eight seasons. George was the 1996 AP Offensive Rookie of
the Year and was selected an All-Pro in 2000. He made four
consecutive Pro Bowls from 1997 to 2000 before wrapping up his
career with one season in Dallas in 2004.
George was hired by Tennessee State in 2021 and spent time with
Chicago during the 2023 offseason as part of the Bill Walsh
Diversity Coaching Fellowship.
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