Penn State head coach James Franklin made a few in Thursday night’s Orange Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal — a game his Nittany Lions lost on a late-game field-goal by Notre Dame’s Mitch Jeter — but none has drawn more ire than his play-call on that game-winner.

In the quarterfinals against Boise State, Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter suffered an apparent left arm injury in the first quarter, causing him to miss the rest of the game. His status for the semifinal matchup has been a big question, but coach James Franklin believes Carter will play.

The Capital One Orange Bowl will feature the Notre Dame Fighting Irish against the Penn State Nittany Lions. Here is what to know before the game.

Mitch Jeter hit a go-ahead 41-yard field goal with seven seconds left, which was set up by a Christian Gray interception at the Penn State 42-yard line with 33 seconds left to play.

Rhoades’ passion was coming from a good place. He and Penn State just defeated a supremely talented Rutgers team — one that features two potential top five picks in the 2025 NBA Draft in Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey — to end a four-game losing streak that had begun to drag the Nittany Lions down to the depths of the conference standings.

The No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions face the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a College Football Playoff national semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl today. This game is available on multiple streaming services for free.

Notre Dame beat Penn State 27-24, in the Orange Bowl Thursday night, Jan. 9, 2025 before a sellout crowd of 66,881 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. The Irish will be in their first title game since 2012. Coach Marcus Freeman will be the first Black head coach to take his team to the national title game.

Our college football expert gives his three best prop bets for tonight's Notre Dame vs. Penn State CFP Semifinal clash.

Penn State football has a few culprits for Thursday's heartbreaking Orange Bowl loss to a gritty Notre Dame team

For years, Penn State had a pair of popular cheers, “The Nittany Lion” and "Short Yell State.” In the mid-1970s, according to Penn State historian Lou Prato, the Nittany Lions’ cheerleaders were awed when making road trips with the team to Ohio State and USC, both of which used call-and-response cheers among fans to liven the in-stadium atmosphere.

After being eliminated from the NCAAF playoffs by Notre Dame, Penn State Nittany Lions QB Drew Allar shared how he plans to approach the upcoming season with his team.

The Lions247 team has its finger on the pulse of Penn State transfer portal news, recruiting, coaching staff moves and more after James Franklin's squad was eliminated in the semifinals of the College