Column: College coaching color barrier firmly entrenched
Newly named Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze talks after being introduced at a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Todd Van Emst)

Newly named Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze talks after being introduced at a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Todd Van Emst)

Nov. 29, 2022 06:51 PM EST
Stanford head coach David Shaw, middle, watches during warmup before an NCAA college football game against California in Berkeley, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Stanford head coach David Shaw, middle, watches during warmup before an NCAA college football game against California in Berkeley, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Nov. 19, 2022 05:26 PM EST
Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze talks after being introduced at a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Todd Van Emst)

Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze talks after being introduced at a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Todd Van Emst)

Nov. 29, 2022 06:42 PM EST
Stanford head coach David Shaw stands near the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against BYU in Stanford, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Stanford head coach David Shaw stands near the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against BYU in Stanford, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Nov. 27, 2022 02:00 AM EST
FILE - Then-Florida State offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Kenny Dillingham talks to players before the start of an NCAA college football game against Syracuse on Oct. 2, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Arizona State hired Oregon offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, making the 32-year-old the youngest head football coach in a Power Five conference. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, File)

FILE - Then-Florida State offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Kenny Dillingham talks to players before the start of an NCAA college football game against Syracuse on Oct. 2, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Arizona State hired Oregon offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, making the 32-year-old the youngest head football coach in a Power Five conference. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, File)

Nov. 27, 2022 04:39 PM EST
Newly named Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze, left, and Carnell Williams, who will stay on as running backs coach and associate head coach, pose for photos at a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Todd Van Emst)

Newly named Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze, left, and Carnell Williams, who will stay on as running backs coach and associate head coach, pose for photos at a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Todd Van Emst)

Nov. 29, 2022 06:48 PM EST
FILE - Former Baltimore Ravens quarterback Trent Dilfer is introduced on the field prior to an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Tennessee Titans, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, in Baltimore. Former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer, who has been coaching a high school team in Tennessee for the last four years, is the leading candidate to become the new coach at UAB, a person with knowledge of the search told The Associated Press on Tuesday night, Nov. 29, 2022.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because UAB was not making details of its search public.(AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

FILE - Former Baltimore Ravens quarterback Trent Dilfer is introduced on the field prior to an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Tennessee Titans, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, in Baltimore. Former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer, who has been coaching a high school team in Tennessee for the last four years, is the leading candidate to become the new coach at UAB, a person with knowledge of the search told The Associated Press on Tuesday night, Nov. 29, 2022.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because UAB was not making details of its search public.(AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Nov. 30, 2022 08:53 AM EST
FILE - Trent Dilfer talks during ESPN's Monday Night Countdown before an NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sept. 19, 2016, in Chicago. Dilfer, who has been coaching a high school team in Tennessee for the last four years, is the leading candidate to become the new coach at UAB, a person with knowledge of the search told The Associated Press on Tuesday night, Nov. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

FILE - Trent Dilfer talks during ESPN's Monday Night Countdown before an NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sept. 19, 2016, in Chicago. Dilfer, who has been coaching a high school team in Tennessee for the last four years, is the leading candidate to become the new coach at UAB, a person with knowledge of the search told The Associated Press on Tuesday night, Nov. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Nov. 30, 2022 01:56 AM EST