© Provided by Buckeyes Now on FanNation George will be surrounded by former Buckeyes in his first year as head coach of the Tigers. Former Ohio State running back and current Tennessee State head coach Eddie George officially announced this week the hiring of former Buckeyes Pepe Pearson and Richard McNutt to his inaugural coaching staff as running backs and defensive backs coach, respectively. “I couldn’t be more excited to get started coaching our student-athletes with this staff of exceptional men,” George said. “These men are all great football coaches, but they are even better men. We really took our time to make sure each one of these coaches was the right fit for our program.” Pearson played alongside George, who was named the Tigers’ head coach in April, for two seasons (1994-95) in Columbus. He rushed for 1,484 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior and led Ohio…
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