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Titans great Eddie George falls short in bid for Pro Football HOF

Titans great Eddie George once again fell short in his latest bid for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Tennessee Titans great Eddie George was one of the 25 semifinalists for the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame class, but unfortunately he did not make the cut as one of the 15 finalists.

George was one of four running backs among the 25 semifinalists, but the only one to move on to the next round of voting was Jacksonville Jaguars great, Fred Taylor.

This was the second time George was voted a semifinalist. He has six years of eligibility as a modern-era candidate remaining, so this is unlikely to be his last bid.

Here’s a look at the full list of finalists. The official 2024 class will be revealed during NFL Honors on Feb. 8.

Along with those players, there are also three finalists in the Seniors category — Randy Gradishar, Steve McMichael and Art Powell — and one in the Coach/Contributor category in Buddy Parker.

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Titans great Eddie George a semifinalist for Pro Football Hall of Fame

Titans great Eddie George is a semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2024.

For the second time since he’s been eligible, Tennessee Titans great Eddie George is one of 25 modern-era semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2024. George also made the cut as a semifinalist in 2022.

The next step will be to make the group of 15 finalists, and then a final vote by the Hall of Fame’s 50-person selection committee will take place prior to Super Bowl LVIII, with the results announced on the NFL Honors show in February.

After being drafted No. 14 overall by the Houston Oilers in 1996, George played eight seasons with the franchise and become its all-time leading rusher (10,009 rushing yards), a distinction he still holds today.

Along with that, George won Rookie of the Year, made it to four Pro Bowls and was a first-team All-Pro in 2000. The Ohio State product rushed for 1,000 yards in all but one season with the Titans.

George’s 10,441 career rushing yards ranks 28th all time.

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Fred Taylor a Hall of Fame semifinalist for 5th straight year

Fred Taylor is one of 25 semifinalists for the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024. Is this the year he gets in?

Former Jacksonville Jaguars running back Fred Taylor is one of 25 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024.

Taylor, 47, has now been a semifinalist in five consecutive years, but has never made it to the next round of the voting process. In January, the 15 finalists will be announced and the Class of 2024 will be formally introduced days before the Super Bowl in February.

During his 11 seasons with the Jaguars, Taylor accumulated 11,271 rushing yards, 2,361 receiving yards, and 70 total touchdowns. He later finished his career with two seasons as a member of the New England Patriots.

Taylor’s 11,695 career rushing yards are 17th most in NFL history behind 14 Hall of Famers and a pair of likely future inductees in Frank Gore and Adrian Peterson.

Only two players this year, former Chargers tight end Antonio Gates and former Panthers pass rusher Julius Peppers, are semifinalists in their first year of eligibility. Taylor is one of four running backs on the list, along with Tiki Barber, Eddie George, and Ricky Watters.

Also among the semifinalists is Torry Holt, who played 10 seasons with the St. Louis Rams before finishing his career with one year in Jacksonville. Holt has now been a semifinalist in 10 straight years and has been a finalist in each of the last four years.

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Notre Dame football: Predictions for home-opener vs. Tennessee State

Notre Dame wins Saturday but by how much and who stars?

Notre Dame crosses their name off a list this weekend as they take on an FCS opponent for the first time in program history.  Tennessee State comes acalling for Notre Dame on Saturday as the program headed by former Ohio State running back and Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George is set to take on the Irish.

Notre Dame did just about everything right last week in Dublin, trouncing Navy 42-3.  Another blowout is surely expected this weekend as the home slate opens.  Just how big will that blow out be?  And who will star for the Fighting Irish?

Here is what the Fighting Irish Wire team sees happening at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Questions we want Notre Dame to answer against Tennessee State

What questions do you want Notre Dame to answer on Saturday?

It’s game two for [autotag]Notre Dame football[/autotag] and the potential for another blowout, like Navy had to endure last week.

The Irish looked like one of the best teams in the country, but like very year in college football, if you don’t bring your A game, it could end up with a loss. It’s highly unlikely that happens this week, but that is how many of us felt at times last year.

Regardless, every new week brings a new set of questions that we want to see Notre Dame answer. Find out below which questions are the ones that stick out in my mind and why they are important.

What the experts are predicting: Notre Dame vs. Tennessee State

What’s your prediction?

Notre Dame and Tennessee State have not met before, but they will Saturday in the first 2023 game at Notre Dame Stadium. Some Irish fans might not be happy about the Football Championship Subdivision level coming to South Bend, but there’s nothing that can be done about that right now. The only thing fans should be focused on is the Irish improving to 2-0.

Let’s look at what some college football experts are predicting for this game:

Tennessee State statistical leaders using 2022 statistics

Here are the players to watch for the Tigers.

The most prominent name presently connected to Tennessee State is coach Eddie George, once one of the NFL’s most prominent running backs. While George did not attend Tennessee State, over 100 NFL players have. Among them are Pro Football Hall of Famer Richard Dent and Ed “Too Tall” Jones, the top overall pick in the 1974 draft who played 15 seasons for the Dallas Cowboys.

Saturday’s game is prominent in that it’s the first time Notre Dame has played a program from the Football Championship Subdivision. If that had to happen, and many Irish fans weren’t happy about it when it was announced, at least the Irish are playing a historically Black university and not some seemingly random FCS school that the Alabamas and Ohio States of the world love to schedule to inflate their College Football Playoff resumes.

Statistically, here are the top returning players on this year’s Tigers from 2022:

Tale of the Tape: Notre Dame defense vs. Tennessee State offense

Like the Irish’s D?

Just as impressive as Notre Dame’s offense against Navy was its defense. Allowing only a late field goal to the Midshipmen, the Irish showed that the defense they’ve boasted about for many years will continue to be as lethal as it’s ever been. There’s little reason to believe otherwise, though the Midshipmen’s run-heavy offense might not have been the best one to measure against.

Now, the Irish get to deal with Tennessee State, a Football Championship Subdivision offense on a team coached by former All-Pro running back Eddie George. That association alone gives the Tigers’ offense legitimacy no matter who they play, at least when it’s up against another FCS team. Put a Football Bowl Subdivision defense against that unit, particularly one like Notre Dame, and one never can tell what’s going to happen. Most likely, it will be bad news for that offense.

Here’s a look at how the Irish’s defense through extremely limited Football Bowl Subdivision rankings matches up with the Tigers’ 2022 FCS rankings:

Notre Dame releases depth chart for Tennessee State game

What’s this – good health following a game against Navy?!?!

The week after Notre Dame plays Navy traditionally means the trainers room is full of bodies.  Fortunately for the Irish, no major injuries occurred this year against Navy and the roster remains fully intact headed into Week 2 against Tennessee State.

Notre Dame is set to open the official home portion of the 2023 season Saturday when they take on their first-ever FCS foe, Tennessee State.  The Tigers are coached by former Ohio State star and Heisman Trophy winner, Eddie George.

Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium.

Below is how the Notre Dame depth chart appears upon being released on Monday of gameweek.

Eddie George, Warren Moon react to Titans’ Oilers throwbacks

Franchise legends Eddie George and Warren Moon weigh-in on the Titans’ Oilers throwbacks.

We’ve covered reactions from both sides of the aisle when it comes to the Tennessee Titans wearing Houston Oilers throwbacks since the team unveiled the uniform they’ll wear for two games during the 2023 season.

However, what are some of the franchise’s greatest players saying about those sweet Oilers threads? Well, we have reactions from two of them.

Oilers legend and Hall of Famer, Warren Moon, took to Twitter shortly after the uniform was revealed, rightly calling the throwbacks the “best looking outfit in football.”

“Can’t wait to see our old uniforms on the field again,” Moon tweeted. “Best looking outfit in football. Go Titans.”

On the team’s Instagram, a video was posted showing the team FaceTiming Oilers/Titans great Eddie George during the actual photoshoot ahead of the reveal, and he had quite the positive reaction (H/T Titans Opinion).

After it was originally thought the team would only wear the throwbacks once in 2023, the Titans’ official site revealed it would actually be two, although the exact games have yet to be revealed.

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