Tepper was named the head coach at the University of Illinois in the 1991 season.

He was then named head coach at the University of Georgia.

In 1817 he was named musical director at the University of Tübingen.

In 1977, he was named the head football coach at the University of Tulsa.

In 1931 he was named full professor at the University of Warsaw and served on many international boards.

He was named a professor at the University of Iowa in 1921.

The same year, he was named professor at the newly formed University of Ljubljana.

He was named the head coach at the University of Utah in March 2011.

After five years he was named chancellor at the University of Alabama.

A lecture series was named for him at the University of Hartford.