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 seasons
• 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
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
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 Postgame 11.8 vs EMU
Sunday, November 09
BG Football Press Conference vs EMU 11.3
Monday, November 03
BG FB : Postgame Interviews 11.01
Saturday, November 01
BG Football Press Conference vs Buffalo 10.27
Monday, October 27
