Penn State football's heartbreaking 27-24 loss to Notre Dame highlighted a weakness that has plagued this program for much of this season. Head coach James Franklin's team won the battle in the trenches Thursday night,

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Who Is Performing During Notre Dame vs. Penn State Halftime Show? While the Band of the Fighting Irish and the Penn State Blue Band marching bands are in attendance at the Orange

The pain of Penn State's season ending in the fashion it did will take some time to get over. Perhaps you are not looking forward to reliving some of the moments of Penn State's Orange Bowl loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal.

SportsLine's model just revealed its College Football Playoff semifinal picks for No. 6 seed Penn State vs. No. 7 seed Notre Dame in the 2025 Orange Bowl on Thursday

The Nittany Lions could look quite different in 2025, as the program awaits decisions from several key players.

What if a backup quarterback doesn't lead Notre Dame to a field just before halftime, or a cornerback doesn't slip in coverage, in a 27-24 win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl? "There's probably ...

But an untimely Drew Allar interception sealed the Nittany Lions' fate, as Notre Dame drove 19 yards to sink a 41-yard go-ahead field goal. REQUIRED READING:Penn State football Orange Bowl record ...

After reaching the College Football Playoff semifinals, Penn State projects as a top-5 team in 2025.

Penn State received 1,203 points in the final AP Top 25 poll, just eight behind Texas for fourth. Ohio State was No. 1, followed by Notre Dame and Oregon. Penn State has finished in the AP top 10 five times in James Franklin's 11 seasons as head coach. Franklin's teams have seven top-20 finishes since 2016.

Penn State football ... But the Nittany Lions gave up just one more heavyweight punch than they could handle at the end of Thursday night's heartbreaking defeat in this Orange Bowl in Hard Rock ...

Notre Dame didn't accomplish its biggest team goal of 2024, but did take huge steps in moving the program forward despite a national championship game loss.