Franklin was asked about this in a Saturday afternoon press conference, and he reflected on the first time it happened in the NFL. "It makes me think of when Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith played in ...
As James Franklin prepares for the Orange Bowl, the Nittany Lions head coach reflected on how two Black head coaches can impact the future.
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.
Marcus Freeman appears determined to make this not about himself, but when one is in the process of achieving something ...
James Franklin thinks back to Super Bowl 41. It was Tony Dungy’s Indianapolis Colts against Lovie Smith’s Chicago Bears, a game the Colts won 29-17 on Feb. 4, 2007. “The first Super Bowl ...
Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman and Penn State's James Franklin are aware they are on ... Franklin said it reminded him of Super Bowl XLI between Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith in 2007, the first Super ...
The winning coach of Thursday’s national semifinal in the Orange Bowl — either Penn State’s James ... after Tony Dungy broke the same barrier in the NFL (in the same stadium where Franklin ...