Local observers tout the impact of the first Black/Asian American coach to reach the national champs. Coach Freeman points attention back to his team.

The win advances the Irish (13-1) to the CFP semifinal against Penn State (13-2) in the Orange Bowl in Miami on Thursday, January 9, at 7:30 p.m. (ET).

Penn State and Notre Dame are facing off Thursday night in the Orange Bowl, the first of the College Football Playoff ...

Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman or Penn State’s James Franklin will become the first Black coach to lead a team into the national ...

Former Notre Dame wide receivers coach Urban Meyer has made his prediction for the Fighting Irish tilt against Penn State in the upcoming Orange Bowl against Penn State. Notre Dame sits as a very ...

There’s also the need to somehow negate Penn State’s 44 1/2-hour advantage in preparation time between the quarterfinal round and the Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens on Jan. 9. The sixth-seeded ...