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The program started in the 1930s and is one of the leading programs in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-AA), YSU has won four I-AA National Championships, second only to Georgia Southern (6), with all of them coming under former head coach Jim Tressel.
Swindell grew up in Bronwood, Georgia and graduated from Georgia Southern University in 2007 (he still famously wears the Georgia Southern Eagle baseball cap in many public appearances).
Jeff Price, head men's basketball coach at Georgia Southern University
Bishop started teaching at Georgia Southern College (now Georgia Southern University) in 1973 where he specialized in social problems and political sociology.
The school has produced major college and NFL players including: William Andrews, Mike Bobo, Shawn Jones, Mike Jones (University of Georgia),Charles Bostick (Georgia Southern University), Eric Curry, Guy McIntyre, and most recently, Brandon Thompson of the Cincinnati Bengals.