13 Shocking Stats That Show How NCAA Schools Are Failing At Diversity

Lack of diversity has plagued college sports for decades, and last year was no different. Minorities are well-represented on the field, but the top leadership tiers of the NCAA and its schools remained outrageously skewed toward white males.

The Institute of Diversity and Ethics in Sport under Dr. Richard Lapchick at the University of Central Florida releases studies annually about the nation's major sports leagues, including college sports.

Two of its college studies are its College Bowl Study and Division I Campus Leadership Study, which focus on the level of diversity in positions of power throughout the NCAA.

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The TIDES study excludes Division-I's SWAC and MEAC, which are conferences made of up official "Historically Black Colleges and Universities" founded before 1964, but "predominantly black" institutions are included.

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Bethune-Cookman see endowment growth

Photo: Bethune Cookman University President, Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed.

Bethune-Cookman University is the only school to earn a bullet as a fast-riser in this week's issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education.

President Trudie Kibbe Reed and her board have infused energy and ideas into the fundraising effort, growing the endowment at the end of fiscal year 2007 to $42.9 million, a 21.2-percent growth.

"We asked alumni to give every month, as if they were tithing in church,’’ Reed told us this morning. “We went from 7 to 64 percent in alumni giving."

Reed said the endowment has gone from $24 million when she started in 2004 to about $47 million, but the recent market downturn has it back down to about $44 million.

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Florida A&M University Gospel Choir in Concert

Presenting the Florida A&M University Gospel Choir ministering in songs of praise and worship...

FAMU 2007 Gospel Choir & Lillian Lloyd "One More Chance" Part 1



FAMU 2007 Gospel Choir & Lillian Lloyd "One More Chance" Part 2



FAMU 2007 Gospel Choir "Our Father, You Are Holy"



FAMU 2007 Gospel Choir "All to Jesus"



FAMU 2007 Gospel "Everything"



FAMU 2007 Gospel Choir "Let Everything That Have Breath"



2007 FAMU Gospel Choir "Due Season"



2007 FAMU Gospel Choir "Safety in Your Arms"

NCCU's Coard has a nose for winning

By MIKE POTTER, The Herald-Sun

Courtney Coard doesn't have to think hard to remember his first loss as a college football player.

It came in just his second game for N.C. Central, in the 2004 Aggie-Eagle Classic against North Carolina A&T at N.C. State's Carter-Finley Stadium. It was a heartbreaker for the Eagles, who saw the Aggies convert a controversial fumble in the final minute into Carlos Davalos' 50-yard field goal at the horn for a 16-15 win.

And while it was a tough loss for his teammates, Coard didn't quite know how to react.

"I had to sit down and think about how I was going to handle that one," Coard said. "I had never lost a football game before."

Coard was part of the 109-game winning streak by Charlotte Independence High, which finally ended earlier this season.

Of course, the senior captain and starting nose guard has done plenty of winning since heading to NCCU, as the Eagles are 32-6 with Coard in maroon and gray.

Saturday will be a special day for the NCCU football program, as the 3-1 Eagles visit 0-3 North Carolina A T for a 6:30 p.m. contest at Aggie Stadium. In the Eagles' first season as members of the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA), it will be their first game against another FCS team.

"We seniors have been telling the freshmen how big this game is," Coard said. "This is the one."

Coard never was recruited by the Aggies but said he doesn't hold any bitterness towards them. Most schools backed off the 6-0, 246-pounder because of either his size or his troubles with the SAT before then-NCCU assistant coach Robert Massey came offering a full scholarship to the National Honor Society member.

"I couldn't have gone to college without football," said Coard, who is scheduled to graduate in May with a degree in business management.

He got his revenge on the field, as well. Coard said that before the Winston-Salem State game his freshman year, the Rams' hulking offensive linemen started pointedly laughing at him, saying he didn't belong on the same field with them.

"He's a great leader, and he works extremely hard," NCCU first-year head coach Mose Rison said. "Some people might say he's too small, but you can't measure what's in a young man's heart. He has won a lot of football games, and he's having an outstanding year."

The Eagles won that game at home 35-33, one of the wins that got former coach Rod Broadway's program up to speed before he left for Grambling.

"Courtney is a tremendous person," Rison said. "I remember the first time I talked to him [when Rison was the team's offensive coordinator last year], he was telling me about a tragedy in his family, and we got to know each other pretty well right away. I can't say enough about what he means to this football team and to our defense.

That tragedy was the death of his father, Presley Coard, on May 26 of last year. Presley Coard's birthday was Nov. 11, which was the day of the CIAA championship game with Elizabeth City State. Brandon Gilbert hit a career-best 51-yard field goal at the buzzer to give the Eagles a 17-14 victory.

"I had a lot of tears that day," Coard said. "That kick looked like it might be going wide right, but then it was good. And after the game, my high school teammate and close friend Billy Wiggins, who was playing for Elizabeth City, came over and said 'You know your dad won that game for y'all.' "

Coard has been in on 156 career tackles including eight for losses, two sacks, five fumble recoveries and three interceptions. His biggest game probably was last season at Southern, when he had two interceptions from his interior line spot in a shocking 27-20 road win.

"I think we proved a lot that night," Coard said. "We beat an established I-AA team on the road."

NOTES -- The Eagles are ranked in three national Black College polls. NCCU is No. 7 in the Sheridan poll, No. 8 in the TSPNSports.com poll and No. 9 in the BoxToRow.com poll.

MEAC/SWAC Scoreboard - Week 3 (Sept 13th-15th)

MEAC Scoreboard - Week 3, Sept. 13-15, 2007

Norfolk State (1-0)
@Rutgers (2-0) #15 AP Poll
3:30 PM ET
Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, NJ
Internet & TV: ESPN 360, GamePlan Pay-Per-View
Radio: WOR, WCTC, WENJ, WRSU
TV: MSG in the New York/New Jersey; Cox Cable in New Orleans; Charter Cable in St. Louis and Time Warner-Wisconsin.
Radio: WNSB Hot 91.1 FM in the Hampton Roads area. WNSB’s audio stream is also available on the web by logging onto www.nsu.edu/athletics and following the ‘Listen Live’ link.

Delaware State (2-0)
@Kent State (1-1)
4:00 PM ET
Dix Stadium, Kent, OH
Internet Audio & Video: http://www.kentstatesports.com/liveEvents/liveEvents.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11400&KEY=
http://www.dsuhornets.com/

Bethune Cookman (1-1)
@Savannah State (1-1)
4:00 PM ET
Ted Wright Stadium, Savannah, GA

Winston Salem (1-1)
@ Morgan State (1-1)
4:00 PM ET
Hughes Stadium, Baltimore, MD
RADIO: Morgan State Radio Network WEAA - 88.9 FM:
Rob Long (play-by-play) & Kelvin Bridgers (color).
INTERNET: http://www.morganstatebears.com/
http://wssurams.cstv.com/
INTERNET COVERAGE: Live Audio and Live Stats

Hampton (1-0)
@North Carolina A&T (0-2)
6:00 PM ET
Aggie Stadium, Greensboro, NC
TV: Tape Delay ESPNU (10 PM)

Howard U.(0-1)
@ Florida A&M (0-2)
6:00 PM ET
Bragg Memorial Stadium, Tallahassee, FL
Howard Internet Live TV: http://www.broadcasturban.net/player/hubison/player.htm
FAMU Internet Live TV: http://www.BlackCollegeSportsNetwork.net/FAMU/Men.html

South Carolina State (1-1)
@ South Carolina (2-0)
7:00 PM ET
Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC
Internet & TV: ESPN 360 & ESPN GamePlan

SWAC Scoreboard - Week 3

Thursday, Sept 13th
Texas Southern (0-3) 7
@Jackson State (1-2) 28 Final
7:30 PM ET
Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, MS
TV: ESPNU live

Saturday, Sept 15th

Alcorn State (0-2)
@UAB (0-2)
7:00 PM ET
Legion Field, Birmingham, AL
Internet Audio & TV: Gameday Central: http://all-access.cstv.com/cstv/player/player.html?code=albr&sport=m-footbl&category=live&media=43266

Alabama State (2-0)
@Arkansas Pine Bluff (1-1)
7:00 PM ET
Pumphery Stadium, Pine Bluff, AR

Prairie View A&M (2-0)
@Southern University (2-0)
7:00 PM ET
Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
TV: Cox Sports TV
Radio: SU Sports Network

Mississippi Valley State (1-1)
@Alabama A&M (2-0)
7:30 PM ET
Milton Frank Stadium, Normal, AL

Grambling State-Idle

Division I Independent - Scoreboard Week 2

Elizabeth City State
@North Carolina Central (2-1)
2:00 PM ET
Giants Stadium – The Meadowlands – East Rutherford, N.J. (80,242 capacity)
The New York Urban League's 37th Annual Whitney Young Football Classic
Audio: http://web.nccu.edu/campus/athletics/audio.html

Bethune Cookman (1-1)
@Savannah State (1-1)
4:00 PM ET
Ted Wright Stadium, Savannah, GA

Guest Band: Mississippi Valley State University "Valley Band"

NCCU Eagles finally get past St. Aug's in Durham

By MIKE POTTER, The Herald-Sun

N.C. Central broke one of its worst football curses on Saturday night.

But it certainly wasn't easy, and it wasn't over until all zeros appeared on the clock.

Stadford Brown's 21-yard touchdown pass to Wayne Blackwell early in the third quarter provided the only points of the game as the Eagles blanked St. Augustine's 6-0 at O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium.

It was the Eagles' second straight shutout, following a 17-0 victory over Fayetteville State six days earlier. The blanking marked the first time in 11 years the Eagles had back-to-back shutouts.

And oddly enough, it was NCCU's first win over the Falcons in Durham since 1964. A 35-year hiatus in the St. Aug football program was a big factor in that, but the Falcons had scored upsets on their past two visits here including a 22-8 homecoming spoiler two seasons ago. That 2005 loss to the Falcons was NCCU's last regular-season defeat at home.

The result wasn't safe until the last play of the contest, when Donald Laster corralled a scrambling Falcons quarterback Kevin Williams at the NCCU 12 after Williams had gained 16 yards.

"To be honest, on their last drive I was thinking about all the mistakes we had made when we had a chance to put the ball game away," said NCCU coach Mose Rison, whose team improved to 2-1 on the season while the Falcons fell to 0-2. "We had a missed field goal and a blocked field goal and a fumble on their 5-yard line after a turnover.

"St. Aug is a tough football team, and they played hard all night. But I can't say enough about the defense, defensive coordinator John Morgan and the staff -- they were the reason we won the football game."

The Falcons finished with 226 yards to NCCU's 148. Arnold Mullins rushed for 77 yards for the visitors, Tim Lovick caught three passes for 75 yards and three quarterbacks combined to complete 12 of 28 for 125 yards with one Craig Amos interception.

"It went down to the wire, that's for sure," said Amos, who continues to be a big-play man for the Eagles' defense. "At the end, we were all just saying, 'Don't let the big play happen!' Our defense can still get better and we know the offense can get better, too."

The Eagles had one first down and zero yards total offense in the first half, while St. Aug's had six first downs and 136 yards.

"Our defense played well, and overall we just played good enough to win," Falcons coach Mike Costa said. "We just made too many mistakes on offense. Central has a very good defense, but we just had too many mistakes."

The only serious threat before halftime came on the second play of the second quarter, when a 38-yard field-goal attempt by the Falcons' Adison Daniels' was wide right.

NCCU started with great field position on its second possession of the second half, as Brandon Alston returned a punt 10 yards to the Falcons' 25. Three plays later Brown found Blackwell down the right sideline from 21 yards out, and after a bad snap on the conversion attempt the Eagles led 6-0 with 10:08 left in the quarter.

"We just made too many mistakes and kept them in the ball game," said Brown, who completed 8 of 23 passes for 123 yards and was sacked four times. "They gave our line more trouble than they had all year. I made too many mistakes when we had the chance to put the game away. But we've just got to keep getting better."

The Eagles had a chance for some breathing room with 10:22 left in the game when Taylor Gray set up for a 36-yard field goal, but the Falcons' Alex Hall blocked the attempt. And again at 5:16, when Gray's 41-yard try was wide left. And again with 4:04 left, when they took over on the Falcons' 10 following a bad snap on a punt but Brown and Tim Shankle lost the ball on the exchange on the very next play.

"On their last drive everybody was just saying, 'Make a play!'" said defensive end Xavier Joe, who was in on seven tackles including three for losses with two sacks, two hurries and a breakup. "We're playing hard on defense. We're just good. And the offense got the touchdown we needed to win the game."

NOTES -- N.C. Central senior kicker Brandon Gilbert's injury will keep him out for the rest of the season, the school has announced. Also out for the year is senior running back Jeff Toliver. Gilbert, the school's all-time scoring leader with 234 points who gave the Eagles the winning points in the CIAA championship games each of the past two seasons, has a torn quadriceps muscle in his left (kicking) leg. Toliver, who was one of the Eagles' four captains and their rushing leader this season with 92 yards, has a torn ligament in his right foot. Both players will seek medical redshirts to complete their playing careers in 2008. ... NCCU leads the all-time series 26-2-1. ... The Eagles take on Elizabeth City State on Saturday in the Whitney Young Classic in East Rutherford, N.J. ... St. Aug's travels to Carson-Newman on Saturday.

NCCU Eagles look to end St. Aug's string of success in Durham

By MIKE POTTER, The Herald-Sun

Coming off a shutout victory last week, N.C. Central is hoping to build momentum for a fourth straight winning football season. But to stay on the right track, the Eagles are going to need to end a jinx today.

Today at 6 p.m. at O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium, the Eagles (1-1) take on former CIAA rival St. Augustine's (0-1), which opened last week at home with a 22-9 loss to Mars Hill.

The Eagles, in their first season in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) should be solid favorites against the Division II Falcons except for one thing: They haven't beaten St. Aug's at O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium since 1964.

Of course that has a lot to do with St. Aug's nearly 40 years without football until Coach Mike Costa began the revival in 2002. But the Eagles haven't beaten Costa in Durham yet.

Two seasons ago, the Falcons won 22-8 on homecoming day to ruin what otherwise would have been a perfect season. That was NCCU's last regular-season loss at home.

Rison, who is in his first season as NCCU head coach, was offensive coordinator last season when the Eagles held on to win 27-18 in Raleigh.

"Because of where we are and the fact that we're defending [Black College] national champions, if they beat North Carolina Central in our stadium, it would do a lot for their program," Rison said.


And aside from the rivalry, Rison said he has a lot of respect for Costa's program, especially the Falcons' defense.

"I have concerns about their whole defensive front," Rison said. "They're big, physical, they run well and they're veteran players. It may be the best defensive front we'll see all year. We need to find a way to slow down their pass rush."

Costa said he'd like to see the series continue regardless of any success NCCU has in the higher division.

"It's definitely a game we want to play," Costa said. "North Carolina Central was in the CIAA for a long time, and we still consider them part of the CIAA family. Both schools are right here in the Triangle and a lot of the kids know each other. I think the game is good for both programs."

Costa said one of his main concerns is the play of NCCU's sophomore quarterback Stadford Brown, who was a Black College All-American last season and is 12-2 as a starter.

"He can make a lot of plays," Costa said. "We're going to have to get pressure on him.

"We're going to have to avoid turnovers and do a good job in the kicking game."

NOTES -- The Falcons had 220 yards total offense against Mars Hill. Junior Brandon Franklin completed 11 of 32 passes for 132 yards with three interceptions and rushed for 38 yards in the game, while Tim Lovick caught five passes for 81 yards and returned two kickoffs for 43 yards. ... The Eagles lead the series 25-2-1. ... NCCU has three starters from Raleigh. Senior linebackers Derrick and Eric Ray and offensive tackle Azu Alaribe are Millbrook High graduates. ... Eagles kicker Brandon Gilbert, who is the school's all-time leading scorer and has hit 83 straight extra points, is listed as questionable, as is starting running back Jeff Toliver. ... The Eagles have won 13 straight games against CIAA teams.