Notre Dame, James Franklin and Penn State Nittany Lions

Notre Dame Fans Are Mad At Penn State Coach James Franklin For Stupidest Reason Imaginable
When the Penn State Nittany Lions and Notre Dame Fighting Irish square off on Thursday night in the College Football Playoff semifinals, it will mark the
Penn State Coach James Franklin Is Jealous of Notre Dame Coach Marcus Freeman’s ‘Hairline’
Before their teams square off in the Orange Bowl, Penn State head coach James Franklin admitted Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman is living his follicle fantasy. During a Wednesday, January 8, press conference ahead of the game on Thursday night,
Everyone's Saying The Same Thing About James Franklin After Penn State-Notre Dame
Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish will now look to secure the program's first national title since 1988. While Freeman prepares his team for one final game, Penn State head coach James Franklin is headed back to the drawing board. Penn State finished the season with a 13-3 record, including two playoff victories.
James Franklin or Marcus Freeman will make history on Thursday
One head coach will make history by winning the Orange Bowl on Thursday. 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 Championship game.
Why James Franklin–Marcus Freeman Matchup Is Progress for Black Coaches
The spring and summer of 2020 was a fraught time for college football coaches. Their sport was shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic, cutting them off from recruiting future players and on-field interaction with their current players.
Penn State's James Franklin, Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman Preview the Orange Bowl
Orange Bowl coaches James Franklin of Penn State and Marcus Freeman of Notre Dame discuss key injuries to Jeremiyah Love and Abdul Carter ahead of the game.
Former Notre Dame Star Sends Blunt 6-Word Message to James Franklin
Ahead of the Orange Bowl, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman and Penn State coach James Franklin met with the media on Wednesday morning. The latter didn't
Marcus Freeman, James Franklin hope CFP runs help all Black coaches
Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman and Penn State's James Franklin are aware they are on the brink of making history in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl.
Franklin, Freeman representing Black football coaches on national stage at Orange Bowl
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.
Marcus Freeman embraces Notre Dame independence as James Franklin urges for conference affiliation
"Coach Franklin has a lot more experience, one, being a head coach in college football, and even just being in college athletics where you can formulate a strong opinion," Freeman said. "For us, whatever you're going to tell us,
James Franklin laments Notre Dame's independence, unequal Playoff paths
Penn State's 11th-year head coach knocked the continued independence of Freeman's Notre Dame Fighting Irish, lamented that not all teams had traveled the same path throughout this college football season and into the semifinals of the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff; jabbed and praised the SEC for its eight-game conference schedule.
Penn State could mimic Michigan's College Football Playoff run, but James Franklin isn't Jim Harbaugh
Jim Harbaugh performed woefully bad in the postseason before winning the national championship. You don’t win the big game ...
Late field goal lifts Notre Dame past Penn State, into CFP final
To his teammates, Notre Dame kicker Mitch Jeter has a new nickname this postseason. Backup quarterback Steve Angeli said ...