Miami Herald on MSN20d
Franklin, Freeman representing Black football coaches on national stage at Orange Bowl
Either Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman or Penn State’s James Franklin will become the first Black coach to compete for a college football national championship.
YDR22d
An inspiration to Black coaches: James Franklin's historic position in the Orange Bowl
Franklin was asked about this in a Saturday afternoon press conference, and he reflected on the first time it happened in the NFL. "It makes me think of when Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith played in ...
Chicago Tribune22d
Black coaches have shot at a college football title a generation after that ‘significant’ milestone was hit in basketball
Still, it would come a full generation after college hoops and 18 years after Tony Dungy broke the same barrier ... Head coach James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates following ...
Sporting News20d
James Franklin gets another chance to add the missing piece to his Penn State resume, and make history
Would a victory in the Capital One Orange Bowl validate the James Franklin era at ... On Monday, Franklin recalled watching Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith in Super XLI Bowl after the 2006 season ...
ESPN25d
Marcus Freeman, James Franklin hope CFP runs help all Black coaches
Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman and Penn State's James Franklin are aware they are on ... Franklin said it reminded him of Super Bowl XLI between Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith in 2007, the first Super ...