▁team ▁could ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁field ▁by ▁fall ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁if ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents ▁approved ▁the ▁proposal . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁T BR ▁approved ▁the ▁$ 1 2 5 ▁fee ▁increase ▁to ▁re inst ate ▁football ▁at ▁E TS U . ▁Dr . ▁N ol and ▁and ▁Athlet ic ▁Director ▁Dr . ▁S ander ▁h ired ▁former ▁UN C ▁head ▁football ▁coach , ▁Carl ▁Tor b ush ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁restart ▁of ▁football ▁in ▁Johnson ▁City , ▁T N . ▁Co ach ▁Tor b ush ▁signed ▁his ▁first ▁class ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁As ▁President ▁N ol and ▁predicted , ▁E TS U ▁football ▁began ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁football ▁season ▁playing ▁home ▁games ▁on ▁the ▁campus ▁of ▁Science ▁Hill ▁High ▁School . ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁William ▁B . ▁Gre ene ▁Jr . ▁Stadium ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁home ▁for ▁E TS U ▁Football . ▁With ▁of ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁football , ▁E TS U ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁Southern ▁Conference ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁because ▁the ▁A - S un ▁does ▁not ▁support ▁the ▁sport . ▁ ▁The ▁M ini - D ome ▁( lo ving ly ▁nick named ▁' H alf - A st rod ome ') ▁on ▁the ▁campus ▁of ▁E TS U ▁houses ▁the ▁inter col leg iate ▁athlet ics ▁offices . ▁Still