Notre Dame, Orange Bowl and College Football Playoff

Notre Dame adapts on the fly to its longest season and changing schedule as CFP semifinal arrives
Notre Dame is about to face Penn State in the Orange Bowl for a trip to the national championship game. They have deftly navigated a number of challenges in their march through the postseason.
Notre Dame football vs. Penn State: three keys, predictions for Orange Bowl CFP semifinal
Which team will earn the first spot into the College Football Playoff title game? Here's three things that could decide Notre Dame vs. Penn State.
College Football Playoff 2025: Previewing both semifinal matchups in Cotton, Orange Bowls
The teams in this year's College Football Playoff semifinals all have something in common: they're all among the sport's elite, but are also all attempting to return to the sport's pinnacle for the first time in quite a while.
For the first time in decades, Notre Dame football lives up to its standard
Heading into the Orange Bowl, the Fighting Irish are finally showing signs that they can compete at the top of the sport in the modern era.
Best College Football Prop Bets for Notre Dame vs. Penn State in College Football Playoff Semifinals
Penn State and Notre Dame will play for the right to play in the National Championship Game on Thursday night with plenty of intrigue on how each team will atta
Penn State could mimic Michigan's College Football Playoff run, but James Franklin isn't Jim Harbaugh
Jim Harbaugh performed woefully bad in the postseason before winning the national championship. You don’t win the big game until you do. Michigan’s khaki king never won a College Football Playoff game until he burned his blaze of victories last season, not stopping before he’d left for the NFL.
Notre Dame vs. Penn State odds, spread: 2025 College Football Playoff picks, top Orange Bowl model predictions
SportsLine's model just revealed its College Football Playoff semifinal picks for No. 6 seed Penn State vs. No. 7 seed Notre Dame in the 2025 Orange Bowl on Thursday
College Football Playoff semifinals: Previewing Ohio State-Texas, Penn State-Notre Dame
The CFP semifinals kick off Thursday with two 1980s rivals, Notre Dame and Penn State, playing a game that almost couldn't possibly be closer on paper, and then the hottest team in all the land (Ohio State) facing Texas and its clutch former Buckeyes quarterback ( Quinn Ewers) on Friday.
Notre Dame vs. Penn State history dates back to 1913, but College Football Playoff meeting is first since 2007
For the first time in 17 years, Notre Dame and Penn State are set to face off on a football field. This time, there's a lot ...
Is Notre Dame football likable now?
In this CFP, the Irish are winning over some people. Or maybe they're just benefitting from the distaste many feel for their ...
College Football Playoffs: Betting the Player Prop Market for the Semifinals
With less than 48 hours until the college football semifinals kickoff, NBC Sports’ Eric Froton (@CFFroton) took a dive into ...
Is a Notre Dame national championship good for college football?
Stehpen A. Smith, Paul Finebaum and Chris Russo speculate over the impact of what a Notre Dame national championship would ...
Notre Dame Makes Marcus Freeman Announcement Amid College Football Playoff
While the Fighting Irish are preparing for the Orange Bowl against the Penn State Nittany Lions, Notre Dame made an ...
James Franklin Says 'Everybody Should Be in a Conference' Ahead of Notre Dame Game
Penn State head coach James Franklin took a swipe at Notre Dame before the two teams meet in the College Football Playoff ...