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Yale University Welcomes First Black Football Coach

 
By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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Although the school hasn’t officially offered a confirmation, sources close to the team are saying that the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars assistant defensive football coach Tom Williams, 38, has been hired at Yale, becoming the first Black head football coach at the Ivy League school, according to the Associated Press. The school plans to confirm the decision with a press conference today.