Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman and Penn State's James Franklin are aware they are on the brink of making history in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl on Thursday.

ATLANTA — Nearly two full years have passed since James Laurinaitis had to break the news to Marcus Freeman, his former Ohio State football teammate and close friend for the past two decades.

ATLANTA – They will be opponents on Monday, but for James Laurinaitis and Marcus Freeman, it will be a brief pause in a deep friendship. Their bond formed as Ohio State linebackers two decades ago.

Before their teams square off in the Orange Bowl, Penn State head coach James Franklin admitted Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman is living his follicle fantasy. During a Wednesday, January 8 ...

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And they do deserve their roses. “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 be men who show they ...

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Three years ago, James Franklin made it clear that change ... Now Penn State’s Franklin or Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman is on the brink of making history. One of them will become the first ...

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