While meritocracy may be embodied on the field, it frequently isn’t on the sideline. Marcus Freeman is an exception.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish’s head coach, Marcus Freeman, made history by being the first Asian American and Black coach to guide a team to the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship.

Now there's a new layer to the conversation as Penn State football prepares to take on Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal in the Orange Bowl, where two Black head coaches ...