Originally published March 7, 2020. Since the publishing of this article, BGSU men's basketball has hired Steve Wright as assistant coach, putting another person of color on athletic staff at the university.
Roger Goodell, commissioner of the NFL, wants the league to make changes in order to increase the number of minority head coaches, according to a January Bleacher Report article. BGSU also believes there is room for improvement.
Of the nine head coach openings this off-season, only one minority was hired. In the entire NFL, only four of the 32 teams have a minority head coach.