December 16, 2005

Columbia hires first black coach in Ivy League

Columbia hasn't had a winning season since 1996 and hasn't won the Ivy League football title since 1961, but the Lions are setting new records in the conference by hiring the league's first black coach, Norries Wilson.

Wilson, the former OC at UConn, says his vision is to lead Columbia to wins.

"I want to say that we're going to be successful in football here at Columbia," Wilson said. "A lot of people don't believe that. A lot of my friends call me and say, 'Coach, what are you doing?' And I say, 'Well, we're going to go win some games.' We're going to teach them how to win and leave them with a great experience as far as playing football."