The son of legendary Georgia football coach Vince Dooley is weighing a run against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff , a move that could shake up one of the most competitive U.S. Senate races in the nation.
Derek Dooley, former Tennessee head football coach whose father was a University of Georgia icon, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Friday he’ll make his decision whether to enter the Republican primary in the coming weeks.
“Georgia deserves stronger, common-sense leadership in the U.S. Senate that represents all Georgians and focuses on results — not headlines,” he said.
“I believe our state needs a political outsider in Washington — not another career politician — to cut through the noise and partisanship and get back to real problem-solving.”
His interest comes as Gov. Br