BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Bowling Green State University is the first university in the Mid-American Conference to endow a head football coaching position, raising the prominence of the University's football program, its recruiting potential and support for student-athletes.
Alumnus Mike Wilcox, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Toledo-based Wilcox Financial/Wilcox Sports Management, and his wife, Jan, generously donated $2 million to establish the endowment, which will support the football program in perpetuity and support a facility project.
Eddie George, former NFL All-Pro and Heisman Trophy Winner announced as the University's new head coach on March 9, will be the inaugural Mike and Jan Wilcox Head Football Coach at BGSU.