The drumbeat of racism probably doesn’t endear many colleges and athletic directors to the idea of hiring a black head coach. Their jobs to a certain extent rely on the ability to fire quickly and at will. I’m sure some thoughts occur that if they hire a black head coach and then fire him quickly if he doesn’t work out, they and the school and the football program will get a black eye in the media — and more importantly, it might hurt recruiting (since the majority of the D1 football athletes are young black men).

Jesse Long

Mount Pleasant, S.C.