"Floyd A. Keith" was the head coach of the Howard Bison football/Howard Bison and Rhode Island Rams football/Rhode Island Rams football teams. He compiled a 46–70–2 overall record. He is the Executive Director of the Black Coaches and Administrators. He served as a collegiate football coach for thirty years (1970–1999).

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We don't give favoritism just because an African-American was hired at the institution. That wouldn't qualify for what we're trying to do (by assessing the hiring process, not the outcome). That search probably could have been done better.

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These guys are all capable candidates in some way, shape or form for some Division I institution.

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This action sends an alarming message to African-Americans who are pursuing coaching at the Division I-A level. It's still going to be tough.

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This (upcoming) search year is going to be very significant in the decision as to where that goes. In the history of social change, there has always been some element of legal accountability that has had to be a part of the process. Hopefully, that doesn't have to happen.

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I just felt all the air had been let out of me on everything that we stood for as a football program.

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People of color need to start shopping and buying at institutions that value, promote and reflect inclusion and diversity. Student-athletes of color need to start making decisions to play where it is most likely they will have a fair and equitable opportunity to coach.

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We're not looking at the outcome [one hire]. That is what makes this a research design and not a quota mechanism. We theorize that over a period of time if institutions continue to follow the process quite naturally we'll have more coaches of color -- Latinos, Asians, African-Americans.

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You'd have to take an individual search, an individual process, and there would have to be an individual case that would warrant that. An affirmative action policy would have to be involved (and disregarded by the school).

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I still always get concerned about one-week hires. I see the situation at Colorado, and the next day the Boise State thing happens. If there's anything we've learned, it's that you have to show diversity and inclusion (in the hiring process).

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