Stagnant Change

While the hiring of Tyrone Willingham at Notre Dame is a huge step, the overall number of African-Americans hired as head coaches is declining.
by: Steve Silverman
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It’s not about interviews. It’s not about getting close. It’s not about making a good impression.

It’s all about getting the job.

For minority coaches, it’s time that progress is measured by the actual number of head-coaching slots that get filled. In the past, African-American coaching candidates had a hard time getting interviewed for head-coaching positions and when those interview chances came about, they were done with a wink and a wry smile.

“Sure we interviewed a black candidate,” an athletic department administrator might say. “But the guy we hired just blew us away in the interview.”
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