Jan 8, 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 become the first Black ...

[1] [2] Led by quarterback Steve Spurrier, the Gators outscored their opponents by a combined total of 265 to 147 and concluded their 1966 season with a 27–12 victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the 1967 Orange Bowl.

Aug 31, 2020 · Thompson and the Hoyas largely dominated Boeheim and the Orange in the 1980s. They went 19-8 from their Big East debut through the 1989 Big East Tournament. But Boeheim and the Orange...

Jan 3, 2025 · Their teams meet in the Orange Bowl semifinal, with the winner advancing to the title game Jan. 20. Those two have actually already made history as the first Black coaches in the CFP.

John Thompson. School: Utah State. Position: TE Draft: 9th round, 235th overall of the 1979 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers. More bio, uniform, draft info

Jan 19, 2025 · The Orange Bowl had posed another milestone: two Black coaches that had made it that far. Freeman’s opponent, James Franklin of Penn State, spoke pointedly about the opportunity.

Jan 20, 2025 · In men’s college basketball, Georgetown’s John Thompson was the first Black coach to compete in a national championship, doing so in 1982, four years before Freeman was born.

Jan 7, 2025 · It was 1984 when John Thompson won a national championship with Georgetown. That was 41 years ago. Other Black coaches would follow in Thompson's footsteps and win championships.

Jan 3, 2025 · The historical breakthrough comes more than 40 years after John Thompson became the first Black coach to win a Division I men's basketball national championship. Since taking over as Notre Dame’s head coach ahead of the Fiesta Bowl in 2021 following Brian Kelly’s departure to LSU, Freeman has gone 32-9 as the Irish’s head coach and won at ...

The 1965 Orange Bowl, part of the 1964–65 bowl season, was the 31st edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Friday, January 1.Part of the 1964–65 bowl season, It matched the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the #5 Texas Longhorns of the Southwest Conference (SWC).