Drew Allar, Riley Leonard and both defenses will play a key role when Penn State and Notre Dame meet in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl.

Penn State and Notre Dame renew their rivalry in the Orange Bowl, making it a hot ticket of the College Football Playoff.

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

Penn State tight end Tyler Warren will be challenged by Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl.

The Penn State Nittany Lions take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for a spot in the College Football Playoff championship game.

Jimmie Kaylor revealed his College Football Playoff semifinal picks for Penn State vs. Notre Dame in the 2025 Orange Bowl on Thursday

Micah Shrewsberry is one of the few college coaches who can say he's worked at both Notre Dame and Penn State as those teams get set to meet in a CFP semifinal

Penn State and Notre Dame play in the College Football Playoff semifinals. The teams have played 19 times, including 12 consecutive years from 1981 to 1992.

As a result, Ohio’s best sportsbooks now favor the Buckeyes to win the national championship. Oddsmakers were high on Ohio State after the regular season, giving OSU the third-best odds to win the title. No CFP team has been more impressive than the Buckeyes, and sportsbooks responded accordingly.

While Notre Dame’s win against Georgia was the first win in a big bowl game in more than 30 years, Penn State is still searching for that level of win under James Franklin. The Nittany Lions had the so-called easy path to the semifinals and took advantage with a dominant win against SMU and a comfortable win against Boise State.

Ahead of their semifinal College Football Playoff matchup against Notre Dame, we give our Penn State Orange Bowl bold predictions.