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Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin on Lack of Minority HCs: 'A System That Needs to Be Fixed'

Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin took the time Saturday to speak about one of the most significant issues in college and professional football—the lack of minority head coaches.

Kiffin commented on the situation after Ole Miss wide receivers coach Derrick Nix served as the Rebels' acting head coach for Saturday's scrimmage.

"I just hope coaches like coach Nix in this profession—Black coaches that don't get opportunities—start getting opportunities," Kiffin said while speaking with reporters. "Because it is ridiculous, when we're talking about two major conferences right here in this area, and when whatever it is, 80 percent of our players are minority but we have all white coaches.