Bowling Green gave Urban Meyer his first head coaching opportunity in 2001, a decision that paid off tremendously well for both sides. Meyer guided the Falcons to a 17–6 record over two seasons, parlaying it to the job at Utah. After BGSU's head coaching job opened late in the cycle, Meyer helped pay it forward, connecting the Ohio-based MAC program with a former Heisman winner at his final coaching stop, Ohio State.
After losing coach Scot Loeffler to the quarterbacks coach opening with the Philadelphia Eagles, Bowling Green moved quickly, naming Eddie George as new coach on Monday. George, a legendary Heisman-winner with the Buckeyes and two-time All-Pro with the Tennessee Titans, spent the last four years leading Tennessee State—an HBCU at the FCS level.
