The Portland State football head coaching position that inspired a state diversity law is open again. The law doesn't take effect until Jan. 1, but PSU athletic director Torre Chisholm said he plans to interview a minority candidate for the job, the Oregonian reported on Nov. 17.
Patterned after an NFL rule, the Oregon law was championed by Sam Sachs, a Portland activist, former college football player and graduate in black studies from Portland State.
Sachs was frustrated that in 2007 his alma mater quickly hired coach Jerry Glanville, who is white, rather than conducting a slower, more inclusive search. Glanville resigned on Nov. 17 after posting a three-season record of 9-24.
"We will contact Portland State, of course, through our normal process that we follow," Black Coaches and Admininstrators executive director Floyd Keith said. The BCA typically gives schools with openings a list of minority candidates to consider in their search.
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