We all know what a tipping point is, for the New England Patriots it happened when Drew Bledsoe got injured in 2001. For Michigan Football, it could have been two tipping points. The App State debacle or the hiring of Rich Rod, both were equally devastating and put the program back for years.
It's happening now for Iowa Football and the latest report of racial biases and inequalities in the football program. Iowa'sDiversity Task Force released a report in 2019 to coach Ferentz outlining the following for African American players:
- "Expected to conform to White culture"
- "Subjected to verbal harassment"
- "Targeted for extra drug testing"
- "Misled about resources available to them during the recruiting process"
- "Subjected to inequitable discipline policies and double standards"
- "Misunderstood by both coaches and White player"
- "Unsupported in their academic pursuits"
Iowa removed their S&C guy but this type of racism comes from the top of the organization.