A USA Today article in 2005 called "College football fumbles minority hiring," gives statistics on how college football has a lack of black head coaches. Only 5 out of the 115 D-1 college football teams have black head coaches. The article explains that the NFL is growing in number of black coaches because more are trying to be hied because they feel they have better chance then the NCAA. The reason is because top of the line unviversities follow what they call tradition and they pride they consitency, even in their sports programs and espically their head coaches. Some consider this on some count of racism because it is almost impossible for black male to become a head coach, but their is a bigger chance in the smaller market unviserities and even lower divisions.
This article really gives a good reference and explains clearly and rough situation black cpahces are faced with to get better coaching jobs. This is on some count i think of racism, but its not intended. But it just proves not not everyone has the same chance as everyone which is stated in the consitituation.
"The NCAA does not have the powers that the NFL owners have delegated to their commissioner. Yet the NCAA has been able to impose some uniformity on other fronts. Earlier this year, for instance, it adopted tough new academic standards for student athletes; they are not perfect. If the NCAA had national hiring standards, they wouldn't be either."
"The fact that they are denied that opportunity is a national embarrassment, and a marker of racism's lingering grip a half-century after desegregation began."
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