Penn State and Washington have more in common than being two of the best college football teams with long traditions.
The No. 9 Nittany Lions and 11th ranked Huskies also have more diverse coaching staffs than other universities.
Nearly half of UW’s coaching staff is comprised of ethnic minorities. As for Penn State, its staff is at 50 percent and that includes James Franklin, who is one of 14 black head coaches at a Football Bowl Subdivision program during the 2017 season.
That’s a rarity. Less than 15 percent of the 130 FBS programs currently have a minority as its head coach.