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.

Among the headline speakers in the series of Zoom meetings that summer was James Franklin ... That Super Bowl matched Lovie Smith against Tony Dungy, the first meeting of Black head coaches ...

Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman and Penn State's James Franklin are aware they are on ... him of Super Bowl XLI between Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith in 2007, the first Super Bowl featuring Black head ...