The third annual quarterback coaching summit took place earlier this week, which is co-hosted by the Black College Football Hall of Fame, co-founded by Doug Williams, the first black quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl. Its primary goal is to promote and foster diversity in the hiring of coaches.
Needless to say, the event this year took on added weight given the current cultural climate, as well as the fact that the past two hiring cycles have seen another shift away from the hiring of black candidates to head coaching roles. There are now four minority head coaches, two of which have only been on the job a couple seasons at most.