A spot within the nationwide championship recreation awaits the winner of the College Football Playoff semifinal between Notre Dame and Penn State.
The No. 7 Fighting Irish (13-1_ and No. 6 Nittany Lions (13-2), who’re each 2-0 within the CFP thus far, will battle on the Orange Bowl for a CFP championship recreation spot in opposition to the winner of No. 5 Texas and No. 8 Ohio State.
Notre Dame is coming off a powerful 23-10 win over No. 2 Georgia on the Sugar Bowl, the place the Preventing Irish dominated with specials workforce play, nailing three subject objectives and returning a kickoff for a landing to begin the second half. Penn State has defeated its CFP opponents — SMU and Boise State — with ease thus far, successful by 28 and 17 factors, respectively.
The nationwide championship recreation berth could be the primary for each Penn State’s James Franklin and Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman squads. Furthermore, Franklin and Freeman will meet for the primary time, with each set to enter the most important video games of their careers.
Here is how one can watch Notre Dame vs. Penn State within the Orange Bowl:
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The Orange Bowl between Notre Dame and Penn State will air dwell on ESPN Streaming choices can be found on the ESPN app (with a TV supplier login) or Fubo, which presents a free trial to potential subscribers.
The Orange Bowl is about to kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 9, from Exhausting Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Monday, Jan. 6
Here is how nationwide media are selecting the Orange Bowl semifinal between Notre Dame and Penn State:
* Denotes Large Ten recreation
** Denotes CFP rating
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