Orange Bowl: Freeman, Franklin representing Black coaches
Jan 8, 2025 · When Franklin’s No. 6 seed Penn State (13-2) face Marcus Freeman’s No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-1) in the Orange Bowl at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, it will be a College …
An inspiration to Black coaches: James Franklin's historic ... - MSN
As James Franklin prepares for the Orange Bowl, the Nittany Lions head coach reflected on how two Black head coaches can impact the future.
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Lovie Lee Smith (born May 8, 1958) is an American football coach. He has served as the head coach of the Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL) and the Illinois Fighting Illini. Smith has been to the Super Bowl twice, as the defensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams in 2001 and head coach for the Bears in 2006.
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Marcus Freeman, James Franklin hope CFP runs help all Black …
Jan 4, 2025 · 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 …
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Lovie Smith. Career Record: 5 Years, 17-39, .304 Win% (at major schools) Bowl Record: 1 Game, 0-1, .000 Win% (at major schools) As Player: 1977-1978 More bio, uniform, draft info
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.
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Orange Bowl magnitude not lost on Penn State, Notre Dame …
Tony Dungy's Colts defeated Lovie Smith's Bears, 29-17 on Feb. 4, 2007. "I do think it had an impact," said Franklin during a joint press conference with Freeman on Wednesday.
Historic achievement is just super for Smith, Dungy
Jan 22, 2007 · INDIANAPOLIS — Hours after Chicago’s Lovie Smith became the first black coach to reach the Super Bowl, Tony Dungy took history a step further. When Dungy’s Colts beat …
James Franklin or Marcus Freeman will join an elite list of barrier ...
Jan 4, 2025 · History will be made for the winning coach when Penn State and Notre Dame play on Thursday at the Orange Bowl. Freeman or Franklin will become the first Black coach in the …
2 Black coaches are in the Orange Bowl. Here’s why it matters to …
Jan 6, 2025 · James Franklin of Penn State and Marcus Freeman of Notre Dame will face off in the Orange Bowl. The winner will be the first Black coach to guide a team to a College Football …