Orange Bowl: Freeman, Franklin representing Black coaches
Jan 8, 2025 · James Franklin thinks back to Super Bowl 41. It was Tony Dungy’s Indianapolis Colts against Lovie Smith’s Chicago Bears, a game the Colts won 29-17 on Feb. 4, 2007. “The …
James Franklin, Marcus Freeman Discuss Historic Chance | NSN
Jan 4, 2025 · But on the field, this game featured the first two Black head coaches in NFL history: Indy’s Tony Dungy and Chicago’s Lovie Smith. Franklin’s been thinking about that game quite …
Penn State’s James Franklin and Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman …
Jan 8, 2025 · FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In 2007, Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith stood on opposite sidelines of Hard Rock Stadium in Super Bowl XLI as they became the first Black …
This moment in the College Football Playoffs is historic - USA TODAY
Jan 7, 2025 · Either Notre Dame 's Marcus Freeman or Penn State 's James Franklin will make this history. In many ways it equals another unique moment. That was when the Super Bowl …
Everything Penn State coach James Franklin said about Notre …
Jan 8, 2025 · DANIA BEACH, Fla. — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman and Penn State coach James Franklin held a joint press conference at the media hotel for the Orange Bowl on …
James Franklin 'honored' as he reflects on being FBS Black head …
Jan 7, 2025 · Franklin was asked about this in a Saturday afternoon press conference, and he reflected on the first time it happened in the NFL. "It makes me think of when Tony Dungy and …
Why James Franklin–Marcus Freeman Matchup Is Progress for …
Jan 9, 2025 · That Super Bowl matched Lovie Smith against Tony Dungy, the first meeting of Black head coaches in the history of America’s signature sporting event, with Dungy becoming …
Penn State's James Franklin, Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman …
Jan 5, 2025 · That was the year Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith faced off in the Super Bowl, a monumental moment for Franklin and others who looked like him.
Black coaches have shot at college football title a generation after ...
Jan 7, 2025 · The winning coach of Thursday’s national semifinal in the Orange Bowl — either Penn State’s James Franklin or Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman — will have a chance to …
James Franklin, Marcus Freeman look to become 1st Black …
Jan 7, 2025 · Franklin, 52, says he remembers Dungy coaching against Lovie Smith in the 2007 Super Bowl and recognizing “how significant that was in the profession and how significant …