As James Franklin prepares for the Orange Bowl, the Nittany Lions head coach reflected on how two Black head coaches can impact the future.

(White coaches and other minorities were welcome as well.) Many of the most prominent Black names in the business ... of Zoom meetings that summer was James Franklin, coach of the Penn State ...

Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman and Penn State's James ... Franklin said it reminded him of Super Bowl XLI between Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith in 2007, the first Super Bowl featuring Black head coaches.

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 featured its first Black head coach ...

(White coaches and other minorities ... This article was originally published on www.si.com as Why James Franklin–Marcus Freeman Matchup Is Progress for Black Coaches.

where two Black head coaches, the Nittany Lions' James Franklin and the Fighting Irish's Marcus Freeman, will stand across from each other on the sidelines. The winner of that matchup will go on ...