Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman or Penn State’s James Franklin will become the first Black coach to lead a team into the national title game at college football’s highest level.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In college basketball, the scene of an African American coach cutting down the nets on their way to a national title is not new, even if it is still a relative rarity.

which is more than double the schools that have a chance to play in the College Football Playoff. Basketball also had Thompson, Temple's John Chaney, Nolan Richardson and other top Black coaches ...

Either Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman, left, or Penn State head coach James Franklin, posing with the Orange Bowl trophy on Wednesday in Dania Beach, Fla., will make history by reaching the College Football Playoff championship game. It’s taken 17 years, but college football is finally having its Super Bowl 41 moment.

When Penn State-Notre Dame goes final in the College Football Playoff semifinal either ... 41 years ago, John Thompson became the first Black head basketball coach to lead a team to a Men's ...

OSU and OU were on the front lines of hiring black coaches in college football. No Alabama. No Georgia, Florida or Tennessee. Black head coaches have been hired at only 29 of the 68 power-conference schools.

A couple of years ago, colleague Andy Nesbitt, writing for For The Win, authored an article arguing that college football’s national championship game being on Monday night is one of the dumbest things in sports.

While meritocracy may be embodied on the field, it frequently isn’t on the sideline. Marcus Freeman is an exception.

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.

In college basketball, the scene of an African American coach cutting down the nets on their way to a national title is not new, even if it is still a relative rarity. John

Barkley rushed for 255 yards and scored on runs of 70 and 72 yards in a 37-20 victory over the Rams at SoFi Stadium.

But in men’s basketball? Good gracious this league is loaded. Auburn, Kentucky, Alabama, and Texas A&M have each spent time in the top 10 and a bunch of others are in the top 25. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see at least 10 or more SEC teams get into the field of 68.