Bowling Green State University Athletics
2025 Football Roster

Jersey Number 5
Eriq George
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 285
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Montgomery Bell Academy
- Prev School:
- Tennessee State
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Bowling Green |
2025 | Junior
- Started in season opener against Lafayette, has appeared in all games this season
- Made two tackles at Cincinnati
- Totaled two sacks, four total tackles in homecoming game against Liberty
- Appeared in game at Louisvile
- Had two tackles at Ohio
- Logged two tackles against Toledo
- Notched five tackles against Central Michigan
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Tennessee State |
Nashville, Tenn. |
• Appeared 23 career games at Tennessee State over the 2023-24 seasonsÂ
• Earned All-Big South/OVC second team honors in 2024 after recording 57 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks
• In his freshman season, he tallied 25 total tackles, including 6.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks, earning Defensive Freshman of the Year honors in the Big South-OVC.
• Notched 82 career tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss and 8.0 sacks for the Tigers
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 Montgomery Bell Academy |
Nashville, Tenn. |
• A 2023 graduate of Montgomery Bell Academy where he played defensive line for head coach Marty Euverard
• Posted 42 tackles, 12.0 TFLs and 5.0 sacks as a senior
• Notched 38 stops, 8.0 TFLs and 4.0 sacks during junior season in 2021
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 Personal |
• Son of Tamara and Eddie George
• Has one brother, Jaire George
• Father, Eddie, is the current BGSU football head coach, 1995 Heisman Trophy winner and a 9-year veteran of the NFL (Oilers, Titans)
• Mother, Tamara “Taj”, is a member of the R&B group Sisters With Voices (SWV)
• Brother, Jaire, played football at Vanderbilt (2015-18)
BG Football Press Conference vs UMass 11.20
Thursday, November 20
BG Football Postgame vs Akron 11.18
Wednesday, November 19
BG Football Press Conference vs Akron 11.13
Thursday, November 13
BG Football Postgame 11.8 vs EMU
Sunday, November 09











