The 5 key plays from Notre Dame's Orange Bowl Playoff win over Penn State

January 9, 2025

By Nick Bromberg, Senior Writer, Yahoo Sports: Notre Dame awaits the winner of the Cotton Bowl in the College Football Playoff national championship game after the Irish beat Penn State 27-24 in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night.

Notre Dame trailed Penn State by seven at halftime and the two teams combined to score 31 points in the fourth quarter after scoring just 20 points in the first three quarters.

Here are the five plays that defined Notre Dame’s win over the Nittany Lions to put them in position for the school’s first national title since 1988.

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College Football Playoff: The 5 key plays from Notre Dame's Orange Bowl win over Penn State

Both teams combined for 31 points in the fourth quarter after scoring just 20 in the first three quarters.

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