I don’t want to pile onto the large group already decrying the lack of minority coaches in major college football, but shame on Toledo for rushing to hire Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Tim Beckman. The Cowboys gave up 61 points to Oklahoma and allowed 27 per game this season – not exactly Buddy Ryan type numbers.
Kudos to New Mexico for giving Mike Locksley a shot. He is a terrific recruiter (he rounded up most of the guys from Florida’s 2006 national championship team) and he knows offense, which the Lobos will need to survive the wild west.
There are now four black coaches in the FBS, or whatever you call it now, and that is too few. Here’s hoping Turner Gill gets a shot at Auburn or Syracuse, as well as guys like Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong, whose D by the way yielded just 12.8 ppg, less if you take out scrub TDs when the backups were in.