The seventh-seeded Irish secured the first spot in the CFP national title game on Thursday at Hard Rock Stadium by taking down sixth-seeded Nittany Lions 27-24 in the CFP Orange Bowl semifinal.

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 ...

Irish Breakdown is talking Notre Dame 's Orange Bowl win over Penn State to advance to the College Football Playoff National ...

Penn State forced a Notre Dame punt and looked assured of at least going to overtime when they took over at their 15 with 33 ...

The Fighting Irish opened as favorites against the Nittany Lions for the semifinal set to take place in the Orange Bowl. Notre Dame ... met every November from 1981 to 1992, with Joe Paterno ...

The Nittany Lions will continue that trend Thursday at the site of their CFP semifinals matchup: the Orange Bowl against No. 7 Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m. ET inside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens ...

The No. 7 Fighting Irish knocked off No. 6 Penn State 27-24 in the Orange Bowl Thursday on a game-winning field goal by kicker Mitch Jeter with 7 seconds remaining. The College Football Playoff ...

Penn State and Notre Dame did play every year from 1981-92, notably pitting legendary ... Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl semifinal. Date: Thursday, Jan. 9 | Time: 7:30 p.m. ET Location: Hard ...

James Franklin and the Nittany Lions are one win away from their first national title game appearance since 1986. First they'll have to defeat the Fighting Irish.

This is the sixth Orange Bowl appearance for both teams ... These teams used to meet every November for a rivalry game from 1981-1992, but they’ve only played twice since then (2006 and 2007). There ...