EUGENE -- As Thanksgiving approached, Sam Sachs didn't have a ticket yet to the 121st Civil War, yet knew he'd be there Saturday at Autzen Stadium.
He wouldn't miss a chance to witness something he never expected to happen in the state of Oregon.
For the first time, the annual rivalry between Oregon and Oregon State will feature two minority head coaches. Oregon's Willie Taggart and Oregon State's Cory Hall, promoted as an interim coach in October, are the first minority head coaches in either program's history.
The moment comes eight years after Oregon became the first state to require its state universities to interview a qualified minority candidate before hiring a head coach or athletic director.