Was Race a Factor in Auburn's Football Coach Selection?

by: admin

Mon Dec 15, 2008 at 17:56:39 PM CST

The outspoken Charles Barkley, who also might be the most famous alumnus of Auburn, says that his school did not hire Gill because of race. I wrote about this issue in depth last week  as related to, well-qualified University of Florida Defensive Coordinator, Charlie Strong  

Barkley speaks directly to this search coming down to Chizik and Gill.

"I think race was the No. 1 factor," said Barkley, who played basketball for three seasons at Auburn during the early 1980s. "You can say it's not about race, but you can't compare the two resumes and say [Chizik] deserved the job. Out of all the coaches they interviewed, Chizik probably had the worst resume."