Irish Face Lions in Miami

Notre Dame (13-1) battles Penn State (13-2) on Thursday, January 9th at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The winner will earn a berth in the college football National Championship Game on January 20 in Atlanta. This playoff semifinal game is a matchup of regional powers that have not faced each other since 2007. Each team has won nine times in the overall series between these schools, with one tie. ESPN will televise the game beginning at 7:30 PM Eastern time. Texas and Ohio State are matched in the other semifinal on Friday, January 10 in Dallas.

The Fighting Irish have vanquished Indiana and Georgia to date while the Nittany Lions boast playoff wins over SMU and Boise State. During the…