Increased competition and widespread integration are leading to more historically black colleges recruiting white football players.
The Washington Post calls it a trend:
Although five of the nine teams (including
Howard) in the historically black
MEAC have two white players or fewer on their rosters, Norfolk State, Delaware State and Bethune Cookman each has 11.
"It's definitely a trend," said Florida A&M Coach Joe Taylor, who spent 16 years as head coach at fellow MEAC member Hampton
before joining the Rattlers in 2007. "If you look at the sidelines and
the coaching staffs, you see a trend where diversity is very
prevalent."
The story adds:
Players and coaches said there are several reasons for the increase in
white players at some HBCUs: more comprehensive recruiting efforts
because of an increasing pressure to win; the rising level of play in
historically black college football; and a generally more diverse
society.
"Athletics does more for our society in terms of transcending social
ills than anything else," Taylor said. "It is about having bigger
minds, broader minds, more open minds. If you love the sport, if you
have a passion for it, really color tends not to be an issue."
Talking about timing. I hope our sports guys saw this...
