The NCAA has chosen 20 ethnic minority football coaches to participate in the second NCAA Advanced Coaching Program, which is a component of the NCAA Coaches Academy.

The NCAA established the Coaches Academy in 2003 to address the critical shortage of ethnic minorities in head coaching positions in football. The program's mission is to assist ethnic minority coaches in excelling in head-coaching positions, to enhance and strengthen the skills that many ethnic minority coaches currently possess and to provide exposure and networking opportunities for those coaches.

The following individuals have been selected to participate in the 2005 NCAA Advanced Coaching Program:

• Bryan A. Applewhite, running backs coach, University of Wyoming

• Carey I. Bailey, assistant coach, Oklahoma State University

• Ronald L. Burton, assistant coach-defensive line, U.S. Air Force Academy

• Earnest E. Collins Jr., assistant coach, University of Kansas

• Renato Diaz, assistant coach, Widener University

• Frederick T. Farrier, associate head coach/offensive coordinator, Shaw University

• James G. Franklin, assistant coach/recruiting coordinator, University of Maryland, College Park

• Henry C. Frazier III, head coach, Prairie View A&M University

• William D. Inge, co-defensive coordinator, University of Northern Iowa

• Lyndon F. Johnson, linebacker coach/ recruiting coordinator, University of Connecticut

• Ernest T. Jones, defensive coordinator/defensive backfield coach, Oberlin College

• Brian Jones, assistant coach, University of Missouri, Columbia

• Aaron E Kelton, assistant coach, defensive coordinator/recruiting coordinator, Virginia State University

• Lawrence B. Livingston, head coach/offensive line coach, University of Texas at El Paso

• Michael J. Lynn Jr., head coach, Bowie State University

• Randy Melvin, assistant coach, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick

• Curtis E. Modkins, assistant coach, Georgia Institute of Technology

• Larry D. Porter, assistant coach, Oklahoma State University

• Tommie L. Robinson, assistant coach, Georgia Institute of Technology

• George M. Small, head coach, North Carolina A&T State University

The 20 coaches chosen for the Advanced Coaching Program will receive three days of intense training in areas such as communication, fiscal responsibilities, building a successful program, moral/ethical considerations and academic issues.

The Advanced Coaching Program will be held January 7-9, 2005, in Louisville, Kentucky, and precedes the American Football Coaches Association convention.