Interview with Frenemies: Notre Dame

Penn State and Notre Dame were regular rivals throughout the 1980s, but the teams have met just twice in this century. With that in mind, I traded questions with Patrick Sullivan of One Foot Down, Notre Dame’s SB Nation site, to learn more about Penn State’s Thursday night opponent. Be sure to check out their site for all the coverage of Thursday’s Orange Bowl from the Fighting Irish perspective.

Let’s start in the moment - what are you feeling after Notre Dame shook off the “can’t win a big bowl game” stigma with a dominant defensive performance against Georgia?

I’m feeling all the feelings right now, man.

At least for my lifetime (I was born in 1991), ND fans have consistently felt like…