Many of the most prominent Black names in the business, from the NFL and college, were invited speakers. Among the headline speakers in the series of Zoom meetings that summer was James Franklin ...

Either Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman or Penn State’s James Franklin will become the first Black coach to compete for a college football national championship.

“Obviously, you don’t get to this point in the season without being good in all three phases,” Penn State coach James Franklin said ... of becoming the first Black coach to win a major ...

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 ...

James Franklin thinks back to Super Bowl 41 ... “The first Super Bowl featuring a Black head coach at all, let alone two,” Franklin said. “Dungy became the first Black coach to win a ...