STATESBORO, Ga. - Georgia Southern President Jaimie Hebert, Director of Athletics Tom Kleinlein and the Georgia Southern Board of Regents announced Monday that Chad Lunsford has formally accepted an offer to become Georgia Southern's head football coach. He becomes the 10th full-time coach to lead the Eagles in the modern era.
"The search committee went through an extensive process and evaluated a number of candidates nationwide," Kleinlein said. "In the end, it was hard to ignore the progress the team has made under Coach Lunsford both on and off the field. I've also had the opportunity to watch Chad go through three other transitions in my time here and have seen him develop professionally during that span.