Serious problem in college sports!!!!
There is a SERIOUS problem with college football. Here are some interesting statistics I looked up. African Americans comprise 12% of the population in the US. They make up 60% of athletes that play football. In college FBS approximately 30% assistant coaches are African American. And there is less than 10% that are Head coaches. Black players have historically been steered away from positions that are direct lines to high-profile assistant coaching jobs. It’s called racial stacking, when minority groups are disproportionately relegated to lesser roles. The most visible example is black quarterbacks being moved to less-central positions. Data on 1,006 high school football players who did not play multiple positions and went on to power-conference college teams. Of black players who played QB in high school, 62% changed positions in college, per the study. Some moves are in the best interest of players, but only 16% of white QBs changed positions. Researchers found 22% of all players