Penn State defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton celebrates a sack during the fourth quarter of the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31, 2024. Joe Hermitt | [email protected] Joe Hermitt | [email protected] Penn State (13-2) and Notre Dame (13-1) meet Thursday night in the Orange Bowl.

Penn State and Notre Dame meet in Miami Gardens, Florida on Thursday night with a common goal — a National Championship appearance. The No. 4 seeded Nittany Lions surpassed SMU and Boise State en route to the Orange Bowl.

Penn State is into the final four of the College Football Playoff which means the completion just got that much tougher. Af

On Thursday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will take on the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Orange Bowl for the rights to move on to the National Championship game of the College Football Playoff. The Irish have dealt with many different injuries this season,

As kickoff for the 2025 Orange Bowl between Notre Dame and Penn State approaches, the point spread has grown. At Fan Duel, Notre Dame opened as a 1.5-point favorite over the Nittany Lions immediately following the Fighting Irish victory over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.