Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts revealed that head coach Marcus Freeman was upset about comments that Penn State head coach James Franklin made prior to

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman has scored a historical first. Freeman, whose Fighting Irish won their Orange Bowl college football semifinal game on Thursday, will be the first Black and first Asian American coach to compete in the national championship game.

The first Black head coach to make a national title game means so much more than what Brett Favre will try to tell you.

Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman will make history later this month as the first Black head coach to lead his team in the College Football National Championship.

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman secures a trip to the National Championship with a statement win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl.

Notre Dame's coach remains focused on his team's performance despite making history of his own at the Orange Bowl

Marcus Freeman becomes the first Black head coach in history to lead his team to the College Football Championship

It is an honor and I hope all coaches, minorities, Black Asian, white. It doesn’t matter, great people continue to get opportunities to lead young men like this."

The spring and summer of 2020 was a fraught time for college football coaches. Their sport was shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic, cutting them off from recruiting future players and on-field interaction with their current players.

In line with the 12-team playoff's historic nature, the CFP semifinals feature a matchup that will guarantee more history in the national championship game.