The National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches is announcing its inaugural group of 12 assistant coaches for its first Coalition Academy, which has been assembled to help aid them in acquiring head coaching jobs.
The group, founded by Maryland coach Mike Locksley in August 2020, is launching its first year-long mentorship program in the hopes that a combination of mentorship, networking, leadership training and advocacy helps “advance the next generation of minority head coaches.”
The Coalition Academy is matching some of the country’s most promising minority coaching candidates with boldfaced-name athletic directors like Notre Dame’s Jack Swarbrick, Alabama’s Greg Byrne and Vanderbilt’s Candice Lee with the hope that the one-on-one mentorship better prepares the coaches for the next hiring cycle and beyond.