OTL Preview: Alcorn's White Shadow

Publish Date: Sep 18, 2012, 01:26 PM ETDuration: 01:03
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When Alcorn State hired the first white head football coach in Southwestern Athletic Conference history, a firestorm of debate followed. Jay Hopson's appointment sparked discussion about opportunities for black head football coaches and touched on the future of historically black colleges and universities. Watch Jemele Hill's story Sunday on "Outside the Lines," at 10 a.m. ET on ESPN2.

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