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Randy Shannon, head football coach
University of Miami (Florida)
The Associated Press
“You just have to make sure you’re not interviewing somebody just to interview them. That’s what kills you about the Rooney Rule (the National Football League rule that requires league teams to interview minority candidates for coaching positions).”
Sylvester Croom, head football coach
Mississippi State University
The Associated Press
“There’s a constant chatter about hiring black head coaches, but before that happens ... head coaches have to start hiring guys to be coordinators. Until that happens, we’re not going to get guys to be head coaches. I think in a lot of ways we got the cart before the horse on this issue.”
Charlotte Westerhaus, vice president for diversity and inclusion
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Chronicle of Higher Education
“The pipeline of talent...is getting so thick and getting so large that that pipeline will bust and more individuals will be hired a lot faster, a lot sooner than it would take to actually proceed with a Title VII lawsuit. I think the gains would be quicker, because we’ve got the coaches ready to go right now.”
San Diego State University
San Diego Union-Tribune
“It is having the effect we want it to have. It has created a consciousness and awareness among student-athletes about the priority of going to class. That’s not negotiable. It is mandatory.”
Mike Kravetz, football student-athlete
San Diego State University
San Diego Union-Tribune
“They’re really trying to enforce (attending class) around here because it’s been a problem. The APR has really been coming down on schools, and it’s really making a difference. Guys who don’t go to class and don’t do what they are expected to do, they were hurting the university and cutting scholarships.”
Chuck Long, head football coach
San Diego State University
San Diego Union-Tribune
“We want to show not only the campus but people in the community and recruits that we mean business in terms of making sure our guys are going to class.”
Nathan Tublitz, professor of biology
University of Oregon
Eugene Register-Guard
“The university has to accept special admits, for a whole host of reasons. National data show that people who come from low socioeconomic backgrounds have poor test scores, grades, facilities — a poor enrichment environment. They can’t do as well as a student from an upper-middle class environment. So you’ve got to factor that in.
“I guess my concern is that we should be making sure we admit students who, one, have the potential for success, and two, we should not be admitting them primarily on the basis of their athletic abilities.”
Leanne Pascua, initial-eligibility coordinator
University of Oregon
Eugene Register-Guard
“They may still be a special admit for university requirements. But the type of special admit we’re going after may be higher caliber than in the past.”
Mike Bellotti, head football coach
University of Oregon
Eugene Register-Guard
“It’s something you have to look at much more in depth, and make a decision as to whether or not that young man has good character; that we think, given our resources, that we can help him and he can become a better student. Character, background, work ethic — all those things become even greater than before.”
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Diversity in coaching
Randy Shannon, head football coach
University of Miami (Florida)
The Associated Press
“You just have to make sure you’re not interviewing somebody just to interview them. That’s what kills you about the Rooney Rule (the National Football League rule that requires league teams to interview minority candidates for coaching positions).”
Sylvester Croom, head football coach
Mississippi State University
The Associated Press
“There’s a constant chatter about hiring black head coaches, but before that happens ... head coaches have to start hiring guys to be coordinators. Until that happens, we’re not going to get guys to be head coaches. I think in a lot of ways we got the cart before the horse on this issue.”
Charlotte Westerhaus, vice president for diversity and inclusion
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Chronicle of Higher Education
“The pipeline of talent...is getting so thick and getting so large that that pipeline will bust and more individuals will be hired a lot faster, a lot sooner than it would take to actually proceed with a Title VII lawsuit. I think the gains would be quicker, because we’ve got the coaches ready to go right now.”
Academic reform
Jeff Schemmel, director of athleticsSan Diego State University
San Diego Union-Tribune
“It is having the effect we want it to have. It has created a consciousness and awareness among student-athletes about the priority of going to class. That’s not negotiable. It is mandatory.”
Mike Kravetz, football student-athlete
San Diego State University
San Diego Union-Tribune
“They’re really trying to enforce (attending class) around here because it’s been a problem. The APR has really been coming down on schools, and it’s really making a difference. Guys who don’t go to class and don’t do what they are expected to do, they were hurting the university and cutting scholarships.”
Chuck Long, head football coach
San Diego State University
San Diego Union-Tribune
“We want to show not only the campus but people in the community and recruits that we mean business in terms of making sure our guys are going to class.”
Nathan Tublitz, professor of biology
University of Oregon
Eugene Register-Guard
“The university has to accept special admits, for a whole host of reasons. National data show that people who come from low socioeconomic backgrounds have poor test scores, grades, facilities — a poor enrichment environment. They can’t do as well as a student from an upper-middle class environment. So you’ve got to factor that in.
“I guess my concern is that we should be making sure we admit students who, one, have the potential for success, and two, we should not be admitting them primarily on the basis of their athletic abilities.”
Leanne Pascua, initial-eligibility coordinator
University of Oregon
Eugene Register-Guard
“They may still be a special admit for university requirements. But the type of special admit we’re going after may be higher caliber than in the past.”
Mike Bellotti, head football coach
University of Oregon
Eugene Register-Guard
“It’s something you have to look at much more in depth, and make a decision as to whether or not that young man has good character; that we think, given our resources, that we can help him and he can become a better student. Character, background, work ethic — all those things become even greater than before.”
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