The Orange Bowl will feature the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-1) playing the No. 5 Penn State Nittany Lions (13-2) on Thursday, January 9, 2025 for a spot in the College Football Playoff

Before the storied football programs meet in the Orange Bowl, the two schools will duke it out on the ice at the Friendly Confines in Chicago.

Penn State football now knows who it will be playing the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9. The Nittany Lions will take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the College Football Playoff semifinals, with a berth in the national championship game on the line.

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman was trying to talk about a key play late in the 23-10 victory over Georgia in the College Football Playoff when Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard politely interrupted.

The Bulldogs fell to a shock 23-10 defeat to their lesser opponents in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Thursday, where they were called for a costly offsides penalty in the final minutes of the tie

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard would like the world to recognize his coach's efforts in the Sugar Bowl. Following No. 7 Notre Dame's dominant 23–10 victory over the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs on Thursday night,