And that's not lost on Penn State coach James Franklin. During a joint news conference on Wednesday, Franklin and Freeman were asked about how they manage the challenges of the longer college ...

Just a day before, Fighting Irish coach Marcus Freeman and his Nittany Lions counterpart James Franklin attended a joint news conference in the lead-up to the College Football Playoff semifinal.

We don't have a Rooney Rule. We definitely need one.) This moment with Franklin and Freeman (no relation) is vital because it can create a future permission structure for ADs. We shouldn't need those ...

The Fighting Irish advanced to the game by beating No. 6 Penn State, 27-24, in the Capital One Orange Bowl. Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman had extra motivation before the semifinal, becoming " angry ...

The Orange Bowl is set as coach James Franklin and the sixth-seeded Penn State Nittany Lions take on coach Marcus Freeman and the seventh-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish for a spot in the ...

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

Jim Harbaugh performed woefully bad in the postseason before winning the national championship. You don’t win the big game until you do. Michigan’s khaki king never won a College Football Playoff game ...

With Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame set to square off against James Franklin and Penn State in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9, a Black coach is guaranteed to appear in the national championship game for the ...

Ari Wasserman of On3 took his crack at ranking the top 25 coaches in 2025, and Franklin's ranking seems to be lagging.

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.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day spent the weekend celebrating the program's ninth national championship, a crowning achievement for ...

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