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

John Thompson led Georgetown to the championship in 1984, the first of four Black coaches to win it all. Carolyn Peck and her Purdue women did it in 1999 and Dawn Staley of South Carolina joined her in 2017 with the first of her three titles.

Penn State's James Franklin and Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman have broken ground as the first Black head coaches to lead teams to the CFP. Both understand the historic nature of their matchup.

College football will see its first Black head coach guide his team to the national championship game at the highest level of the game with either Penn State’s James Franklin or Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman.

The Nittany Lions head coach shared where the Big Ten's top defensive player stands ahead of the game against Notre Dame.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. − Penn State football coach James Franklin was asked how to fix college football two days before his team plays, perhaps, its biggest game in years. What can be done, the question went, to "incentivize playing for the team you're on ...

The challenges that would await a commissioner would be plentiful in a new era that the NCAA has struggled to navigate.

These two teams are very similar on paper, so much so that the spread is just 2.5 points in favor of the Fighting Irish.

Penn State quarterback Drew Allar checks out the trophy after the 31-14 win over Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31, 2024. Joe Hermitt | [email protected] Joe Hermitt | [email protected] One side has imposed its will on two college playoff defenses in the run game. That would be Penn State.

Mar 20, 2018; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions tight end Mike Gesicki does an interview with Penn State Nittany Lions running back Saquon Barkley at Penn State Football Pro Day. Mandatory Credit: Eric Firestine-USA TODAY Sports

How the Notre Dame defensive coordinator is trying his best put away his Penn State feelings for one important College Football Playoff night.