The one-time head coach said he became interested in running for office after seeing the federal response to COVID-19.

Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley has joined the GOP primary to decide who will go on to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff. Dooley announced his campaign with a video ...

Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley announced his 2026 Republican bid for the U.S. Senate in Georgia.

A Republican with ties to the University of Georgia’s football program is once again running for the Senate from the Peach State.

Dooley, whose father was a legendary University of Georgia coach himself, hopes to bridge the divide between allies of Gov. Brian Kemp and Donald Trump.

Derek Dooley, the former University of Tennessee football coach, jumped into the battleground Georgia Senate race on Monday as Republicans hope to flip the seat held by Democrat Jon Ossoff.

Derek Dooley, a former football coach, cast himself as an outsider candidate as the Republican primary field for a marquee midterm contest takes shape.

Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley on Monday launched a campaign for Senate in Georgia.

Derek Dooley didn't make it as college football coach at Tennessee, but he's got his sights set on a different goal - a Senate seat in Georgia.

In the short time that we have known him, Mike Collins went to Washington and changed it,” said Allyson Riley and John ...

After months of teasing a bid, former University of Tennessee football Derek Dooley announced on Monday that he will be ...

Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley launched a bid Monday for the Republican nomination to take on Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) next year, adding a high-profile name to one of ...