Tommy Tuberville, a reverse DEI football coach at Texas Tech, advising military a weird idea

PHOTO: Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville has drawn the ire of the military By TOM SHANAHAN My new book, “THE RIGHT THING TO DO, The True Pioneers of College Football Integration in the 1960s,” explains Black Historiography filling in the gaps on how Civil Rights progress on the gridiron was reported – or wasn’t. Along with Critical Race Theory, Black Historiography has been politicized by right-wing elements banning books. And now Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has been targeted against…

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Donate to WWP: West Point’s open door a contrast with football paranoia

PHOTO: Nate Smith (44) commented on Army's open-door media policy in an era when college programs close practice and limit player access. Tom Shanahan is an author and college football integration historian honored by the FWAA for his story on the 1962 Rose Bowl. My “West Point Football Report” provides features on Army’s football players. Your subscription fee through Substack and Stripe will be donated, 100 percent, to the Wounded Warriors Project my 501-(c)(3), Books for Sparty. Click on…

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Army recruiting benefits from upside of 6-7 Andre Carter II

PHOTO: Andre Carter after one of his three sacks at Georgia State. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN Ask college football fans to name the best recruiter in the nation. You’ll hear the same answers -- Alabama’s Nick Saban, Clemson’s Dabo Swinney or Ohio State’s Ryan Day. They annually bring in the top recruiting classes. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Those guys don’t have to work at finding talent. The schools that are regular participants in the College…

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