Galen Scott, one of nine FBS Assistants participating in NCAA Champion Forum

Seems like Scott is seen as one of the top up and coming talents among minorities in the NCAA. He has been selected to participate in the NCAA Champion Forum for this year. This forum has led to quite a few of the top recent head coaches coming up from the ranks in the last few years. Pep Hamilton, Kevin Sumlin, David Shaw, and James Franklin are a few of the recent participants. At one time though Mike London was also a participant. Hopefully Scott moves with the higher group when he gets his shot.

Nine FBS assistants will participate this week in the NCAA Champion Forum, a professional development... https://t.co/PhEYqLJ5dP— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) June 13, 2016

Here is the dscription of this program from the NCAA website. There is additional information on what it takes to be qualified and how to go about applying to be part of the program on their site.

NCAA Champion Forum
The Champion Forum provides a unique yearlong professional development opportunity for current NCAA intercollegiate football coaches to learn a realistic view of the role of and preparation it takes to become a head football coach in the college game. The NCAA and five Division I conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and the SEC) huddle together to select high-performing ethnic minorities, with a focus on providing tailored education to talented rising stars who will lead the next generation of college head coaches.

Participants encounter a series of pre-work and continuing education expertly crafted to develop the leadership and core skills necessary to obtain a head coaching position in the future. Sessions over the three-day program at the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) national convention provide participants the realistic role and preparation necessary to take the next step in becoming a head coach at the college level. Simulating the various formats of the interview process serve as core curriculum, along with exposure to key decisions makers (current and former head coaches, university presidents, conference executives, directors of athletics, search firms) in the industry and gaining a better understanding of the role of search firms in the process. The learning allows coaches to clearly define their coaching philosophies, develop their coaching book and establish best practices for enhancing student-athlete well being.

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Here is a big chunk of the article released by the NCAA detailing who the participants would be and what they will be exposed to as part of the program.

9 minority assistants will head to Dallas for career development opportunity

June 10, 2016 4:45pmKyle C. Leach
Nine minority football coaches have been selected to participate in the 2016 NCAA Champion Forum, a unique professional development opportunity where attendees gain a realistic view of the role of a successful college head football coach and the preparation necessary to become one.

The participants will come together June 13-15 in Dallas in conjunction with the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics convention.

The Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern conferences host the program and select the attendees – rising minority coaches in college football who will lead the next generation of head coaches.

"The Champion Forum is an unmatched opportunity, exposing minority football coaches to the latest information and robust experiences, delivered by practiced experts in the field," said Bernard Franklin, NCAA executive vice president of education and community engagement and chief inclusion officer.

The participants simulate the interview process, a core part of the curriculum. Additionally, they engage key decision makers in college sports, including university presidents, directors of athletics, conference commissioners, current and former head coaches, and search firms.

"A tremendous part of the hiring process is predicated on relationships," Franklin said, "and at this forum, the participants learn how to clearly communicate their coaching philosophies and visions of a successful football program so when they get the real interview with a school, they are prepared with the right answers based on having had the right experiences."

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