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.

A moment of mutual respect between the coaches of Notre Dame and Penn State steals the spotlight after a thrilling Orange ...

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman was ‘angry’ after Penn State head coach James Franklin made a wisecrack about his appearance and age, said one of his players ...

Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman and Penn State's James Franklin are aware they are on the brink of making history in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl.

Several sources tell FootballScoop that Penn State is working to finalize a deal with vaunted defensive coordinator Jim ...

Freeman's Irish team is playing for the national title Monday and the program's outlook hasn't been this positive in decades.

Black college football coaches share what it means to see a Black coach contend for the national title for the first time.

Freeman, who is bi-racial with Black and South Korean parents, already staked a place as the first such head coach to lead a ...

According to Frank Vitovich, who writes and owns the site UHND, Freeman has more wins over top 5 teams in 2025 than Kelly and Penn State coach James Franklin combined in 23 years of coaching between ...

James Franklin, Pat Narduzzi, Mike Locksley and other coaches had different rankings for Penn State in the USA Today Coaches ...

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman's Asian heritage was largely ignored after his team defeated Penn State University ...

Last week, at a news conference before the College Football Playoff semifinals, Penn State coach James Franklin turned to his counterpart, Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman, and asked a question.