That pair, and others like it, became part of notable trend in the 2024-25 bowl season: 21 of the 30 non-Playoff bowls that aired on an ESPN network through Jan. 2 saw year-over-year viewership increases, the majority of them by 20 percent or more.

This season, for Penn State (13-2) and Notre Dame (13-1), it's the latest stop in the “One and Done” tour that college football has become.

How to watch Orange Bowl College Football Playoff game between Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Penn State Nittany Lions Thursday, with time, TV channel.

Notre Dame football heads into the Orange Bowl against No. 4 Penn State coming off of its biggest win in decades. Head coach Marcus Freeman propelled the Fighting Irish to an impressive Sugar Bowl victory over No.

This week's trip to South Florida isn't the first homecoming for Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden. He's come back in the years since the end of his tenure as head coach at the University of Miami.

Penn State heads to Miami to play a College Football Playoff semifinal against Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium. How can the Nittany Lions defeat the Fighting Irish and earn a spot in the national title game?

The Fighting Irish and Nittany Lions face off in the Orange Bowl with a national championship berth on the line.

Penn State faces seventh-seeded (fifth-ranked) Notre Dame in the semifinals of the College Football Playoffs (CFP). The game