After Sylvester Croom resigned, along with the recent firings of Ron Prince and Tyrone Willingham, Randy Shannon is one of three black coaches left in major college football, and the only one at a BCS school.
STARKVILLE, Miss., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Mississippi State Athletic Director Larry Templeton announced Thursday the school had extended the contract of Coach Sylvester Croom.
STARKVILLE, Miss., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Sylvester Croom became the first black head football coach in Southeastern Conference history Monday when he was hired by Mississippi State.