It looked like the Notre Dame Fighting Irish might be heading home from the College Football Playoff on Thursday night in the Orange Bowl. The Penn State Nittan

Notre Dame awaits the winner of the Cotton Bowl in the College Football Playoff national championship game after the Irish beat Penn State 27-24 in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night. Notre Dame trailed Penn State by seven at halftime and the two teams combined to score 31 points in the fourth quarter after scoring just 20 points in the first three quarters.

Penn State playing (7) Notre Dame in the Capital One Orange Bowl. This is the first of two games that will decide the College Football Championship game on January 20th. I’m not sure how many people saw Penn State and Notre Dame one step away from the Championship game.