Notre Dame vs. Penn State: Orange Bowl live updates, score, highlights
Notre Dame and Penn State meet Thursday night in Coral Gables in the Orange Bowl with a spot in the College Football Playoff national championship game up for grabs. Both teams hosted first-round CFP games and picked up wins in the quarterfinals.
The Nittany Lions blew past Boise State in the quarterfinals, shutting down the nation’s top running back Ashton Jeanty. The Fighting Irish’s quarterfinal matchup with Georgia was postponed a day because of the New Orleans New Year’s Day truck attack, but they pieced together an impressive 23-10 win.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. The winner will meet the winner of Ohio State-Texas in the CFP national title game on Monday, Jan. 20 in Atlanta.
Final injury updates
01/09/2025 06:33:51 PM
Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love is expected to play against Penn State in the Orange Bowl but he might not be at full strength. He’s wearing a bulky knee brace on his right knee.
Penn State star linebacker Abdul Carter is expected to be at 85 percent tonight as he works through a shoulder injury.
How to watch
01/09/2025 06:24:13 PM
Notre Dame and Penn State will air on ESPN, but the network has multiple other options:
ESPN2: Field Pass with The Pat McAfee Show, a less formal, free-flowing commentary of the game, called by McAfee as he roams the sidelines.
ESPNU: Command Center, a feed with multiple simultaneous angles of the game, complemented by live player and team stats.
ESPNEWS: SkyCast, a view of the game from above the action, typically shot from behind the offense.
Final line
01/09/2025 06:19:30 PM
The line has moved multiple times on Thursday and now sits with Penn State favored by 1.5 points. The over-under is set at 45.5.
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