STATESBORO, Ga. - Georgia Southern Interim President Dr. Jean Bartels, Director of Athletics Tom Kleinlein and the Georgia Southern Board of Regents announced Sunday evening that Tyson Summers has formally accepted an offer to become Georgia Southern's head football coach. He will be officially introduced at a press conference on Dec. 26 in Statesboro, Georgia. Summers, who has ties to Statesboro from his time with the Eagles in 2006, has a coaching career that has spanned almost 15 years and seven schools.
"Besides the day I married my wife and the days my children were born, this is right up there as one of the most exciting moments in my life," Summers said.