Tennessee State head coach Eddie George is set to interview with the Chicago bears for their open head coaching vacancy.

The Bears are planning to interview Tennessee State coach Eddie George on Sunday, Fox Sports' Jay Glazer reported. In his fourth season with Tennessee State, the team won the Big South-OVC title and George was named the conference's Coach of the Year.

Tennessee State football coach Eddie George interviewed with the Chicago Bears on Sunday about their head coaching vacancy.

(AP) — The Chicago Bears interviewed Tennessee State coach Eddie George ... by Thomas Brown on an interim basis. George joins Brown, Joe Brady, Pete Carroll, Brian Flores, Aaron Glenn, Ben ...

The Bears announced they have completed an interview with Tennessee State coach Eddie George on Sunday. George is the 17th coach to interview for the position. George, a Heisman Trophy winner and long-time Oilers/Titans tailback,

For some of those teams, that will involve finding new head coaches and/or General Managers. Three teams fired their head coaches during the season and two more have been dispatched as of 9 a.m. ET on January 6.

Johnson's deal is expected to be completed soon, and he already is working to assemble a staff. That process is subject to the Rooney Rule, too, and will take time.

Former USC football running back Reggie Bush said he would want to coach at his alma mater after interviewing with Sacramento State.

Stability can be gained by adding experience. Similar to 2015, the Bears’ search feels purposeful after the team failed with Eberflus, who lacked previous head coaching experience. In 2022, the Bears chose Eberflus over Dan Quinn and Jim Caldwell, their two other finalists, both of whom had been head coaches.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams recently discussed being pranked by somebody texting him, pretending to be Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. The prankster told Williams he was taking the Bears head coaching job.

As one of the hottest names in the coaching carousel, the Bears and former Lions OC Ben Johnson are agreeing to a deal to make him HC.