Penn State’s James Franklin and Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman are the first nonwhite coaches to reach the playoff semifinals.

A junior from Philadelphia, Abdul Carter is 6-foot-3 and 252 pounds of menace off the edge for Penn State football.

Pete Bevacqua’s decision to extend Marcus Freeman solidifies Notre Dame’s future. Timing is everything. The timing of Marcus ...

The winner of Thursday's semifinal will become the first Black head coach to advance its team to a national title game.

When No. 6 Penn State and No. 7 Notre Dame take the field Thursday for their College Football Playoff semifinal in the Orange ...

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman found similarities between his team and the Penn State Nittany Lions ahead of the Orange Bowl ...

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman says his team has to "expedite the preparation" with fewer days than Penn State to get ready ...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are having one of the best seasons in school history, and head coach Marcus Freeman is a big ...

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman on his ethnicity and the symbolism of facing fellow minority coach James Franklin of Penn State in the Orange Bowl.

The Orange Bowl is set as coach James Franklin and the sixth-seeded Penn State Nittany Lions take on coach Marcus Freeman and the seventh-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish for a spot in the national ch ...

Notre Dame and head coach Marcus Freeman are preparing to face Penn State in Thursday's College Football Playoff semifinal in the Orange Bowl ...

Freeman is one of multiple playoff coaches to reportedly generate NFL buzz. Oregon's Dan Lanning earlier this season became a popular name among general managers, and ESPN's Adam Schefter said Sunday ...