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For Black College Coaches, Still Few Wins

Big-time college football had a record number of African-American head coaches this season -- 13 out of 120 Division 1-A schools. Three years ago, there were just six. But of those 13 who coached this year, only one had a winning record.  The reason may be that the jobs available to African-American candidates are with programs that haven't had winning traditions.

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Mike Pesca first reached the airwaves as a 10-year-old caller to a New York Jets-themed radio show and has since been able to parlay his interests in sports coverage as a National Desk correspondent for NPR based in New York City.