During the 2003 football season, African Americans were employed as head coaches at five of the 117 NCAA Division I-A colleges and universities. At the conclusion of the 2003 season, there were 13 head coaching vacancies at Division I-A football programs; one African American was hired. Today, five African Americans have the responsibility of leading major college football programs. This article asserts college and university leaders must acknowledge that there is a problem with the current system used to select and hire football coaches at postsecondary institutions; and the NCAA should consider the possibility that a real problem exists mud perform a careful investigation of the prevalence of racial barriers.