The Fighting Irish (13-1) and the Nittany Lions (13-2) will square off Thursday in Miami, proud programs in pursuit of their ...

It has been a long time since either Notre Dame or Penn State reached college football’s mountaintop as national champion.

The Penn State Nittany Lions and Notre Dame Fighting Irish renew their rivalry in the Orange Bowl, making it a hot ticket of ...

Kicking off the semifinals is sixth seed/No. 4 Penn State vs. seventh seed/No. 5 Notre Dame in the Capital One Orange Bowl, tonight at 7:30pm ET. The other semifinal game is fifth seed/No. 3 Texas vs.

The ESPN computer model has been high on Notre Dame all year and remains high on the Irish for the Orange Bowl.

They met each season from 1981 through 1992 and again in 2006-07 ... The only loss came against Oklahoma (25-10) in the 1985 national championship game. In the Lions' last Orange Bowl, they defeated ...

Before Ohio State and Texas meet Friday at the Cotton Bowl in a playoff semifinal, two historic Midwest programs will kick off their semifinal round outside Miami. Notre Dame and Penn State face off ...

No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 5 Penn State will square off in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9 for a chance to play in the national ...

They met each season from 1981 through 1992 and again in 2006-07 ... In the Lions' last Orange Bowl, they defeated Florida State, 26-23, in three overtimes to end their 2005 season at 11-1 ...