Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman or Penn State’s James Franklin will become the first Black coach to lead a team into the national title game at college football’s highest level.

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Either Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman, left, or Penn State head coach James Franklin, posing with the Orange Bowl trophy on Wednesday in Dania Beach, Fla., will make history by reaching the College Football Playoff championship game. It’s taken 17 years, but college football is finally having its Super Bowl 41 moment.

which is more than double the schools that have a chance to play in the College Football Playoff. Basketball also had Thompson, Temple's John Chaney, Nolan Richardson and other top Black coaches ...

In college basketball, the scene of an African American coach cutting down the nets on their way to a national title is not new, even if it is still a relative rarity. John

Barkley rushed for 255 yards and scored on runs of 70 and 72 yards in a 37-20 victory over the Rams at SoFi Stadium.

But in men’s basketball? Good gracious this league is loaded. Auburn, Kentucky, Alabama, and Texas A&M have each spent time in the top 10 and a bunch of others are in the top 25. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see at least 10 or more SEC teams get into the field of 68.

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Safety Peyton Waters, UW’s most recent portal entrant, burned his redshirt in 2024 after playing in all 13 games, primarily on special teams. UW added two players at his position from the portal – FIU transfer CJ Christian and Northern Arizona transfer Alex McLaughlin – making it unlikely Waters was going to see the field much next season.

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The first ever 12-team College Football Playoff wraps up on Monday, Jan. 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta with the College Football Playoff Championship, which will feature the Notre Dame Fighting Irish after their 27-24 win on Thursday over the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Orange Bowl.

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