▁the ▁E ag les ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁a ▁bow l ▁game ; ▁however , ▁the ▁NCAA ▁denied ▁Georgia ▁Southern ' s ▁w ai ver ▁request ▁and ▁a ▁subsequent ▁appeal ▁since ▁enough ▁full ▁member ▁F BS ▁teams ▁became ▁bow l - el ig ible ▁during ▁the ▁season . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁season , ▁Fritz ▁led ▁the ▁E ag les ▁to ▁an ▁ 8 - 4 ▁record , ▁receiving ▁their ▁first ▁bow l ▁bid ▁to ▁the ▁Go D addy ▁Bowl ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁against ▁Bow ling ▁Green . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Fritz ▁res igned ▁as ▁the ▁E ag les ▁head ▁coach ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁head ▁co aching ▁position ▁at ▁Tul ane . ▁Ass istant ▁head ▁coach ▁and ▁running ▁back s ▁coach ▁D ell ▁McG ee ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁inter im ▁head ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁Go D addy ▁Bowl ▁game , ▁where ▁Georgia ▁Southern ▁defeated ▁Bow ling ▁Green ▁ 5 8 – 2 7 . ▁ ▁T ys on ▁Sum mers ▁( 2 0 1 6 – 2 0 1 7 ) ▁T ys on ▁Sum mers ▁was ▁h ired ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁to ▁succeed ▁Fritz . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁serving ▁as ▁saf eties ▁coach ▁for ▁Georgia ▁Southern ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁season ▁under ▁Brian ▁Van G order , ▁Sum mers ▁had ▁previously ▁served ▁as ▁def ensive ▁coordin ator ▁and ▁saf eties ▁coach