Eddie George Bio, Age, Wife, Sons, Net Worth, Ohio State, Titans, Dallas Cowboys
He rushed for 1,372 yards in his postgraduate season at FUMA, attracting the attention of several major colleges. Meanwhile, Eddie George attended Ohio State University, where he majored in landscape architecture and played for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team. While there, he scored three rushing touchdowns in a win over Syracuse University. While in Ohio State, George wore jersey No. 27. Actually, that was his favorite jersey number since high school.
However, he suffered a major setback in a game against the University of Illinois. In that game, George lost a fumble at Illinois’ 4-yard line that was returned 96 yards for a touchdown. Later in the game, with Ohio State leading by 2 points in the final quarter, George fumbled again, this time on Illinois’ 1-yard line. Illinois recovered the fumble and drove for the game-winning touchdown.
Before the Illinois game, George had carried the ball 25 times and scored 5 touchdowns, but he had only 12 more rushing attempts and no more touchdowns for the rest of the year. In the following season, George was listed in the depth chart as the team’s third-string running back, behind Raymont Harris. He carried the ball 42 times, mostly when Ohio State had a large lead late in games.
As a junior, George became the team’s starting running back and went on to rush for 1,442 yards and 12 touchdowns. In the 3 years after his 2 fumbles as a freshman, George had over 600 rushing attempts and fumbled only 6 times. Ohio State finished the season with an 11-2 record
George left Ohio State second in school history in career rushing yards (3,768) and third in rushing touchdowns (44). Overall, he finished with 4,284 all-purpose yards, 45 touchdowns, and a 5.5 yards per carrying average.
