Eddie George - Former Titans pro bowl RB and current Bowling Green head football coach on faith, football and coaching
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
5 • 661 Ratings
🗓️ 21 November 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Eddie George played nine seasons in the NFL with the Titans and Cowboys. He is the 1995 Heisman Trophy winner and is currently the head football coach at Bowling Green University. He joins Matt to share their common thread of being "tall" NFL running backs, why ballet helped them train, following Jesus and being baptized.
Chapters:
- Matt and Eddie had the same running backs coach (01:07)
- Growing up wanting to play running back (04:04)
- Ballet lessons for football players? (05:44)
- Lessons from Ohio State (08:21)
- Being a "tall" running back (12:20)
- His testimony of faith in Jesus Christ (15:09)
- Leaving a legacy of faith (21:14)
- Matt and Jason recap the Eddie George interview (31:05)
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Sports Spectrum podcast. |
| 0:04.0 | Matt Forte at the 15 to the 20. |
| 0:06.0 | Splits defenders crossing midfield, a first down to run, a 42-yard run. |
| 0:11.0 | Where Sports and Faith Connect. |
| 0:13.0 | Forte, diving catch, touchdown! |
| 0:17.0 | Forte, who gets the call, he'll slice his way in for the touchdown. |
| 0:21.4 | And now here's your host, former NFL Pro Bowl running back, Matt Forte. |
| 0:31.0 | What's up, y'all? |
| 0:31.9 | It's Matt Forte here with Sports Spectrum, and my guy, Jason Romano. |
| 0:34.9 | And Jason, I have the pleasure to introduce to Sports Spectrum the podcast. |
| 0:39.3 | My guy, Eddie George, man, he's coaching at Bowling Green right now. |
| 0:42.3 | But if you don't know who this guy is, make sure you go on YouTube. |
| 0:46.3 | You young kids who may be listening. |
| 0:48.3 | You guys don't be knowing us older running backs. |
| 0:51.3 | But I watched this guy when I was coming up in the ranks, trying to be like him. |
| 0:56.5 | Because I noticed he was a tall running back, too. |
| 0:59.6 | And, you know, I had a little bit of height on myself as well. |
| 1:02.0 | But Dr. Eddie George, how you doing? |
| 1:05.0 | Man, I'm doing good, Matt. |
| 1:07.5 | And I'm a big fan of you, man. |
| 1:09.5 | We have something in common clearly. Our our coach, Tim Spencer. That's right. He's supposed to coach you at Chicago. He's my running back coach at Ohio State, and boy, he used to brag on you. He said, he goes, hey, big fella, hey, I got one, man. Matt Forte is, man, he is the real deal. He's tall. He's smooth. He can catch. He can |
| 1:31.5 | got the home run hitter. He can do it all, man. And what a phenomenal career for you, man. So |
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