Nashville, Tenn. ? NCAA president Myles Brand lobbied Saturday for equality on campuses for women and minorities, and also tried to prepare the association for the coming punishment for teams failing to meet academic standards.

Brand said resistance – both open and secretive – remains to giving female athletes more grants or jobs coaching women’s sports and as athletic directors. He again called the lack of black head football coaches an “embarrassment” to college athletics.

“Proof of change is in the actual appointments to these positions, and that has not yet occurred,” Brand said.

Brand delivered his state of the association speech, reminding members the transition to the NCAA’s graduation rates and academic progress will result in sanctions as soon as late spring.