Former Georgia Southern football player T.J. Anderson was hired in January of 2018 as the director of high school relations for Eagle head football coach Chad Lunsford. In his role, Anderson will maintain good relationships with high school coaches in the state and region and will also keep in contact with the many former GS players who are coaching in the high school ranks. He will also be heavily involved with on-campus recruiting.
Anderson graduated from Georgia Southern with a degree in sports management in 2005 and played slotback under both Paul Johnson and Mike Sewak. In the 2003 and 2004 seasons, he was coached by Lunsford. Anderson, from Snellville, Georgia, won a Division I-AA national championship and three Southern Conference titles at Georgia Southern and went on to play two years of arena football.
While at Georgia Southern, Anderson played in 44 games, rushing for 773 yards and five touchdowns while catching 21 passes for 426 yards and four scores.Â
He came back to GS after serving as an assistant football coach and physical education teacher at The Westminster Schools in Atlanta.
Anderson and his wife, Kelly, have three daughters, Avie, Alyvia and Averie.
