"Yes, I think things have definitely improved," Colorado coach Jon Embree said. "Some of it has been the right timing."
"Timing" here reflects Embree's hiring as well as David Shaw's at Stanford after the 2010 season. In both cases, jobs opened at their alma maters at points when they had the solid résumés and the behind-the-scenes support to get hired. They were two of six African-Americans hired just over a year ago.
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