African American Coaches Group Feels Hiring Of Minorities Still Lags

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Black Coaches and Administrators group is looking for creative ways to get more minority football coaches into college jobs.

They'll consider almost anything -- more input from college presidents in coaching searches, NCAA help to measure diversity in hiring, advice from Tony Dungy, maybe even a lawsuit.

On the day the BCA released its latest hiring report card, executive director Floyd Keith and others acknowledged that while they have made some progress, the ultimate measuring stick, hires, continues to lag.

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BCA may take its fight for black coaches to court

By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Floyd Keith is tired of waiting for more black coaches to be hired to lead major college football programs and is hoping to make a federal case out of the issue.

After years of attempting to persuade university administrators into hiring minority football coaches, the executive director of the Black Coaches and Administrators has started searching for a potential lawsuit.

Last week, the BCA opened a national telephone hotline that offers legal advice to coaches, a move that could eventually lead to a landmark case against universities under civil rights legislation.

"I think someone is going to get tired of listening to the excuses," Keith told The Associated Press. "We're giving them (the coaches) every opportunity, but we can't select the individuals. The individuals have to bring this forward. We are looking very strongly at every case, and we're taking it on an individual basis."

BCA may take its fight for black coaches to court....