It's a guarantee, something unfamiliar to Black men across the country seeking opportunities to achieve what Marcus Freeman did at 35 and James Franklin at 42: become a head coach at an FBS program.

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

When Penn State-Notre Dame goes final in the College Football Playoff semifinal either James Franklin or Marcus Freeman will become the first Black head coach to lead a team into the FBS National ...

Three years ago, James Franklin made it clear that change ... Now Penn State’s Franklin or Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman is on the brink of making history. One of them will become the first ...

James Madison plays Appalachian State after Mark Freeman scored 31 points in James Madison’s 80-78 loss to the Marshall Thundering Herd. The Mountaineers are 6-2 on their home court. Appalachian ...

The spring and summer of 2020 was a fraught time for college football coaches. Their sport was shut down by the COVID-19 ...

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 ...

Among the headline speakers in the series of Zoom meetings that summer was James Franklin ... title since 1986. Freeman, age 38, got that chance at Notre Dame in 2021, earning a rather surprising ...

Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman was coaching in the Orange Bowl with a little extra fire in his belly following comments made at his expense by Penn State coach James Franklin. At a Wednesday ...

Either James Franklin or Marcus Freeman will make history Thursday night in Miami, and they’ll do so in multiple ways. If Penn State wins, Franklin will be the first coach to lead Penn State to ...

James Madison visits Appalachian State after Mark Freeman scored 31 points in James Madison's 80-78 loss to the Marshall Thundering Herd. The Mountaineers are 6-2 in home games. Appalachian State ...

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 ...