Deion Sanders' immediate impact after taking over a Colorado football program that won just one game last year is providing hope for other Black coaches looking to land Power Five jobs. There are only 14 Black head coaches roaming the sidelines at the 133 Football Bowl Subdivision programs while roughly half the players are Black. Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman and Penn State’s James Franklin are the only ones at what would be considered traditional powers. It's too early to say whether the national attention Sanders has generated leads to more opportunities for Black coaches but it has sparked conversations.
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For some reason, UCLA's third and final nonconference game has given coach Chip Kelly plenty of headaches over the years. No matter the opponent, the Bruins have struggled in their final test before opening Pac-12 play, dropping four of five since Kelly took over in 2018. UCLA is such a prohibitive favorite that a point spread has not been issued for the game, according to FanDuel Sportsbooks.
For N.C. Central, it’s “the experience of a lifetime” to play Saturday in the Rose Bowl. For schools in the ACC and Big Ten, meanwhile, these kinds of cross-country trips will soon become the norm.