As Marcus Freeman puts Notre Dame on national title doorstep, can Chicago Bears resist him?
A youth movement takes hold among college football coaches, and Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman is the handsome face of this millennial moment.
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Franklin, Freeman representing Black football coaches on national stage at Orange Bowl
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.
James Franklin, Marcus Freeman are two of 16 Black coaches. One will be first to lead team to national title game
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 Playoff final.
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Why James Franklin–Marcus Freeman Matchup Is Progress for Black Coaches
Franklin noted the 2007 Super Bowl between the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts as a noteworthy moment ... “It gives people like me the motivation that I can be the next Marcus Freeman or James Franklin. You want to be part of this movement, to ...
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Black coaches have shot at a college football title a generation after that ‘significant’ milestone was hit in basketball
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 ...
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Franklin, Freeman representing Black football coaches on national stage at Orange Bowl
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 ...
NFL's coaching agents influencing hiring processes is troubling, but not surprising
As the Chicago Bears get another head coaching search underway, they find themselves as the subject of some unexpected scrutiny, courtesy of the NFL. According
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Mike McCarthy to interview for Bears head coaching vacancy | The Facility
James Jones discusses whether Mike McCarthy would be a fit for Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears.
Coaching Tracker: The Bears’ search to find their next head coach
The Chicago Bears have assembled a six-person panel to find their next head coach, with Ryan Poles as the final decision-maker, and have requested to interview Joe Brady, Thomas Brown, Matt
Why Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman should turn down NFL ... for now
Freeman's Irish team is playing for the national title Monday and the program's outlook hasn't been this positive in decades. But with at least one NFL team interested in him, should he consider a jump to the pros?
NFL playoffs LIVE: Belichick contract loophole, Sanders’ Cowboys reunion, freezing temperatures forecast for Divisional Round
The countdown to Super Bowl LIX is on and talkSPORT.com will keep you up to date with all the news from around the league. Super Wild Card weekend will kickoff the NFL playoffs as the race to New
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What Penn State must do to fill vacant defensive coordinator spot
Notre Dame's 24-point second-half eruption in the College Football Playoff semifinal didn't just end Penn State's championship hopes. It also exposed the fragility of defensive stability in Happy Valley, where coordinator transitions have become an unwanted tradition.