Ohio State is fully capable of making Notre Dame pay for its mistakes, but it doesn’t force nearly as many turnovers and commits more on offense as well. The Buckeyes are tied for 54th in the FBS in takeaways (19) and rank 44th in turnover margin (plus-four), which bodes well for the Irish.

Two of the most storied programs in college football will meet in the Orange Bowl for a chance to play in the National Championship Game.

Jan 9, 2025; Miami, FL, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jeremiyah Love (4) celebrates a touch down in the second half against the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium. / Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

On top of it, the matchup was a College Football ... Nittany Lions behind the sticks, and Penn State ultimately punted. Notre Dame's first series didn't go too much better. The Fighting Irish ...

Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman gave an eye-opening declaration during an interview before the National Championship game

Wake up the echoes, the Notre Dame ... hard-nosed football teams fighting out the game in the trenches of the offensive and defensive lines. Both teams found it hard to move the ball in the first quarter as the stout Nittany Lion and Irish defenses lived ...

Penn State football played a rollicking, back-and-forth College Football Playoff semifinal on both sides of the ball. But the Nittany ... set up the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for the game-winning ...

Mitch Jeter kicked a 41-yard field goal in the Orange Bowl’s final seconds to give Notre Dame a 27-24 win over Penn State, sending the Fighting Irish ... Dame inside Nittany Lion territory ...

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

Penn State football’s season ended Thursday with a 27-24 loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida. The Fighting Irish secured the victory with a game-winning drive, capped off with a field goal from Mitch Jeter.

“Disappointed,” Reed said, sitting in full uniform as he clung to the final moments of his time as a Nittany Lion ... reacts after a play against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the second half of their College Football Playoff Semifinal Capital ...

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman coaches offensive lineman Sam Pendleton (72) after Pendleton received an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty during a NCAA college football game against Florida State at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in South Bend.