Notre Dame football is simply two extra wins away from historical past.
The No. 7 Fighting Irish (13-1) tackle No. 6 Penn State (13-2) at 7:30 p.m. ET Thursday within the College Football Playoff Orange Bowl semifinal from Arduous Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. They want two extra wins to win their first nationwide championship since 1988.
If Notre Dame beats the Nittany Lions, it’s going to even have its first CFP semifinal win and first look within the championship recreation since a 42-14 loss to Alabama within the 2013 BCS nationwide championship recreation.
The Fighting Irish earned a convincing 23-10 win over No. 2 Georgia in a postponed Sugar Bowl. Notre Dame could have six days of relaxation for the reason that quarterfinal win, whereas Penn State could have eight days after beating No. 3 Boise State 31-14 within the Fiesta Bowl on New Yr’s Eve.
The winner of Thursday’s semifinal will play the winner of No. 5 Texas and No. 8 Ohio State, who play within the Cotton Bowl semifinal on Friday.
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This is learn how to watch the Notre Dame vs. Penn State semifinal recreation, together with time, TV schedule and streaming data:
The Combating Irish will tackle the Nittany Lions in a CFP semifinal matchup on ESPN. Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst) and Molly McGrath (sideline analyst) shall be on the bowl matchup broadcast.
The sport will also be streamed on the ESPN app (with a cable login) or Fubo, which carries the ESPN household of networks and provides choose customers a free trial.
Notre Dame and Penn State will play at 7:30 p.m. ET at Arduous Rock in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Tuesday, Jan. 7
Prediction: Notre Dame 24, Penn State 20
* Denotes CFP seed
* Denotes Huge Ten recreation
** Denotes CFP seed
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