Chad Scott Recognized on ‘Advancement of Blacks in Sports’ Watch List

Chad Scott is widely known as an intrical part of the WVU football staff. He also made history as the first African American head coach of the West Virginia Mountaineers when he served as the interim for the Frisco Bowl.

Scott is now being further recognized by being named to the 2024-25 Advancement of Blacks in Sports Watch List.

“I have an appreciation and respect for the job that Chad has done here at West Virginia,” said WVU head coach Rich Rodriguez about retaining Scott on his staff.

Congrats to our @CoachChadScott who has been named to the 2024-25 @WeAreABIS Black Coaches Watch List! pic.twitter.com/OiIRC7GsHY

— West Virginia Football (@WVUfootball) February 14, 2025

Advancement of Blacks in Sports (ABIS) the voice of racial equity in sports, is honored to reveal the coaches to watch in college and professional Football. This year’s group includes 7 head coaches and 21 assistant coaches. ABIS Founder & CEO, Gary Charles leads the selection committee. Coaches are nominated by their peers and others within the football ecosystem. “We are proud to be a part of creating this Watchlist for these well-deserving coaches,” said Charles.

This is the fourth year of the ABIS Coaches Watchlist. It has become a great resource for sports executives, athletic administrators and search firms. Three highlights from the list of coaches are the Philadelphia Eagles land 3 coaches on the list; Marcus Freeman (Notre Dame) is the first Black Head Coach to lead a team to the FBS National Championship game and T.C. Taylor (Jackson State) leads school to its first Celebration Bowl win. Celebrating Black excellence in sports is what drives ABIS to showcase these coaches and present the Watchlist each year.

For the complete list and more information about ABIS visit https://weareabis.org/watch-list/.

ABOUT ABIS 

ABIS is a non-profit organization with a mission to boldly advocate for a culture of equity and inclusion that results in the advancement of racial, economic, and social justice for Blacks in sports. ABIS was founded in September 2020 by Gary Charles, New York’s Godfather of Grassroots Basketball. ABIS partners with notable African Americans and social justice activists and allies. Its members include coaches, administrators, and athletes at all levels of sports, academicians, civil rights attorneys, social justice influencers, diversity, equity, and inclusion allies and advocates. To learn more, visit www.weareabis.org.

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