Some friends, members of my fraternity and I have a nickname for Kevin Keatts…it’s “Deacon Keatts.” All of us are African-American, with the vast majority of us born and raised in the South, saw when Kevin Keatts first stepped on the scene he reminded us of that memorable church deacon. The one who always knew the right elocution to get the most from collection, could out dress just about everyone in the congregation and would have the warmest personal interactions with everyone present in church. All of this was very familiar, so when Keatts was hired as only the second African-American head coach in NC State revenue history, it was a point of pride for many of us.
Kevin Keatts & Representation
