The Orange Bowl will see the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-1) square off against the No. 5 Penn State Nittany Lions (13-2) on Thursday, January 9, 2025 for a spot in the College Football Playoff National Championship.

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Notre Dame vs. Penn State: Jan. 9 Viewing Options

Game date: Thursday, January 9, 2025
Game time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: Miami Gardens, Florida
Venue: Hard Rock Stadium
TV channel: ESPN
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Fighting Irish vs. Nittany Lions Insights

On the defensive side of the ball, Notre Dame has been a top-25 unit, ranking eighth-best by giving up only 295.4 yards per game. The offense ranks 49th (406.6 yards per game).
The Fighting Irish have been a tough matchup for opposing teams, as they rank top-25 in both scoring offense (fourth-best with 37.7 points per game) and scoring defense (second-best with 13.6 points allowed per game) this year.
Notre Dame sports the 107th-ranked offense this year in terms of passing yards (189.1 passing yards per game), and has been better on defense, ranking fifth-best with just 167.4 passing yards allowed per game.
Things have been going well for Penn State on both offense and defense, as it is posting 436.3 total yards per game (24th-best) and allowing just 288.9 total yards per game (sixth-best).
The Nittany Lions have been productive on both offense and defense this season, ranking 24th-best in points per game (33.7) and seventh-best in points surrendered per game (15.8).
Penn State ranks 58th in the FBS with 234.1 passing yards per contest on offense, and it ranks 27th with 187.9 passing yards given up per game on the defensive side of the ball.

Players to WatchNotre Dame

Riley Leonard: 2,383 PASS YDS / 170.2 YPG / 66.5% / 18 TD / 6 INT / 149 CAR / 831 RUSH YDS / 15 TD
Jeremiyah Love: 148 CAR / 1,076 YDS / 76.9 YPG / 16 TD / 25 REC / 226 YDS / 16.1 YPG / 2 TD
Beaux Collins: 37 REC / 458 YDS / 32.7 YPG / 3 TD

Penn State

Drew Allar: 3,192 PASS YDS / 212.8 YPG / 67.4% / 24 TD / 7 INT / 90 CAR / 285 RUSH YDS / 6 TD
Kaytron Allen: 201 CAR / 1,026 YDS / 68.4 YPG / 8 TD / 17 REC / 147 YDS / 12.3 YPG / 2 TD
Nicholas Singleton: 157 CAR / 1,015 YDS / 67.7 YPG / 9 TD / 39 REC / 342 YDS / 24.4 YPG / 5 TD
Tyler Warren: 98 REC / 1,158 YDS / 77.2 YPG / 8 TD

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