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.

In the 155 years since the 1st college football game there's never been a Black head coach in the Championship, until this years winner of the Notre Dame Penn State Game.

In line with the 12-team playoff's historic nature, the CFP semifinals feature a matchup that will guarantee more history in the national championship game.

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 coach ...

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 ...

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 ...

Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman and Penn State's James Franklin are aware they are on the brink of making history in the College ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...