
Penn State made the College Football Playoff this year for the first time since the format began in 2014. The Nittany Lions will face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night, and the winner will go to the national championship game set for Jan. 20.
The No. 6-seed Penn State is coming off two relatively easy wins so far in the 12-team CFP, first a 38–10 victory over SMU followed by a 31–14 win over Boise State.