James Franklin of Penn State and Marcus Freeman of Notre Dame will face off in the Fiesta Bowl. The winner will be the first ...
The winner of Thursday's semifinal will become the first Black head coach to advance its team to a national title game.
History will be made for the winning coach when Penn State and Notre Dame play on Thursday at the Orange Bowl. Freeman or Franklin will become the first Black coach in the title game.
Quite possibly a defining moment, so to speak, that coach James Franklin couldn't help but talk about after this 38-10 CFP-opening demolition of the SMU Mustangs was finished in Beaver Stadium.
Head coach James Franklin and his team will continue to push the envelope with its playcalling and decision-making on both sides of the ball for however longer this expanded playoff will have them.