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

where two Black head coaches, the Nittany Lions' James Franklin and the Fighting Irish's Marcus Freeman, will stand across from each other on the sidelines. The winner of that matchup will go on ...

The spring and summer of 2020 was a fraught time for college football coaches. Their sport was shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic, cutting them off from recruiting future players and on-field ...

Many of the most prominent Black names in the business, from the NFL and college, were invited speakers. Among the headline speakers in the series of Zoom meetings that summer was James Franklin ...

Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman and Penn State's James Franklin are aware they ... the first Super Bowl featuring Black head coaches. Franklin was the offensive coordinator at Kansas State at the ...

The winning coach of Thursday’s national semifinal in the Orange Bowl — either Penn State’s James Franklin or Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman — will have a chance to become the first Black ...

There's going to be a Black head coach playing for a national ... We definitely need one.) This moment with Franklin and Freeman (no relation) is vital because it can create a future permission ...

There's going to be a Black head coach playing for a national championship ... We definitely need one.) This moment with Franklin and Freeman (no relation) is vital because it can create a future ...

PSU coach James Franklin greets Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman after his press conference after the Orange Bowl loss.

James Franklin of Penn State and Marcus Freeman of Notre Dame already have broken ground as the first Black head coaches to lead teams to the College Football Playoff. Both are 2-0 in the 12-team ...

James Franklin thinks back to Super Bowl 41 ... “The first Super Bowl featuring a Black head coach at all, let alone two,” Franklin said. “Dungy became the first Black coach to win a ...