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December 1, 2008

College football success about $, not X’s and O’s

College football success about $, not X’s and O’s Another year, another Egg Bowl, another scramble to another press conference. A year ago, it was Ole Miss coach Ed Orgeron getting whacked. After being beaten by Mississippi State and Sylvester Croom. Now it was Croom getting whacked. After being beaten by Ole Miss and Houston…
Culture  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 1, 2008

Resignation Raises Issue of Minorities in Coaching

Resignation Raises Issue of Minorities in Coaching Mississippi State Coach Sylvester Croom resigned on Saturday, ending his tenure as the only African-American head football coach in Southeastern Conference history. The number of African-American coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision has dwindled to three among the 119 teams, the fewest since 1993. There are 10 open…