NOTRE DAME'S MARCUS FREEMAN BECOMES 1ST BLACK AND 1ST ASIAN AMERICAN COACH TO REACH COLLEGE FOOTBALL FINALS

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.

Freeman, who’s Korean American, reflected on his trailblazing status after the win. Notre Dame beat Penn State, 27-24, on kicker Mitch Jeter’s 41-yard field goal with eight seconds left. The Irish will face the winner of Friday’s semifinal between Ohio State and Texas in the national championship game on Jan. 20. 

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