James Franklin of Penn State and Marcus Freeman of Notre Dame will face off in the Orange Bowl. The winner will be the first Black coach to guide a team to a College Football Playoff final.

Either Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman or Penn State's James Franklin will make this history. In many ways it equals another unique moment. That was when the Super Bowl featured its first Black head ...

Marcus Freeman or James Franklin will become the first Black head coach to make an FBS national championship game. This is an historic moment. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX ...

The split in men’s basketball is 59.6% Black or two-race players and 24.8% Black head coaches. Both Franklin and Freeman are mixed race; Franklin’s mother is white, and Freeman’s mom is Korean.

One thing Franklin made clear: He wanted to see a Black coach hold up the College Football Playoff championship trophy sometime in the future. Five football seasons later, that future may be now ...

As James Franklin prepares for the Orange Bowl, the Nittany Lions head coach reflected on how two Black head coaches can impact the future. News Sports GameTimePA Opinion Advertise Obituaries ...

As James Franklin prepares for the Orange Bowl, the Nittany Lions head coach reflected on how two Black head coaches can impact the future.

Franklin notes when he was at Kansas State, the percentage of Black head coaches at the FBS level was 4.72. He’s encouraged by the upward trend. “I know some people will say, that’s not a ...

Marcus Freeman or James Franklin will become the first Black head coach to make an FBS national championship game. This is an historic moment.

Marcus Freeman or James Franklin will become the first Black head coach to make an FBS national championship game. This is an historic moment.