Jan 2, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard (13) flips the ball to Notre Dame Fighting Irish wide receiver Jordan Faison (6) on a play against the Georgia Bulldogs during the second half at Caesars Superdome. / Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

Notre Dame (13-1) advanced to the College Football Playoff semifinals with an impressive win over Georgia. Their reward is getting to face a hot Penn State (13-2) squad that has won both its playoff games by double figures.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are preparing for their college football playoff quarterfinal matchup in the Sugar Bowl against the Georgia Bulldogs. As we have seen too many times this season — the Irish have been hit with a few injuries to starters.

The paths of Notre Dame football and Penn State cross Thursday for the first time since 2007 with a spot in the national championship game at stake

Notre Dame shocked 2-seed Georgia with a 23-10 victory in the Sugar Bowl to send the Fighting Irish to the national semifinals at the Orange Bowl against Penn State. The Fighting Irish used a furious rally of 17 points in 54 seconds around the halftime break to take control of the game and never looked back.

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.

Adam Silverstein, on a 16-2 run (+1375) on Penn State picks, has revealed his CFP semifinal predictions for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Penn State Nittany Lions in the 2025 Orange Bowl on Thursd

PennLive’s Johnny McGonigal and Bob Flounders take a deep dive into the most anticipated game of Penn State’s season to date. It’s PSU and Notre Dame going at it in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night.