Alcorn State hires Jay Hopson
Alcorn State has hired Jay Hopson as its football coach, making the former Memphis defensive coordinator the first "non-black" head coach in the history of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, according to the school.
The school announced the hiring Monday, holding a news conference on the lawn of the school president M Christopher Brown II's home. Hopson, 43, replaces Melvin Spears, who was fired in February after going 2-8 in his only season.
"I don't see black or white, we're all purple and gold," Hopson told reporters after being introduced.
Hopson said he had withdrawn his name from consideration for the Alcorn State job but Brown convinced him to reconsider.
"Today's historical appointment will require us to walk hand in hand to disrupt naysayers wedded to a racist past," Brown told reporters.
Hopson resigned from Memphis' staff in September 2011. He also has coached at Marshall, Delta State, Southern Mississippi and Michigan.
He played defensive back at Mississippi from 1988 to '91.
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WOOOOOOOWWWWW!!!!!!
will the swac finally see a true spread offence and not the same single- double back playsets that have been there for ......EVER lol
crazy b
O snap~!
Just because he's white he's gonna win? NOT lol. Doesn't have the weapons at Alcorn and dude was let go after his second game. Can't wait to whip up on him in Shreveport lmao. BTW, Congrats for making history Alcorn.
This first year he is gonna use the hand he was delt but next year should be a major difference. GO BRAVES!!!!!
Sad isn't it. Just because he is white, they think they are going to dominate.
RJ1919 said:
I really believe they wanted him because of what he can bring to the table. Black, White, Crippled, or Crazy. If he can produce results then he's the guy for the job
Must how they think in Mississippi. lol
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