Adam Silverstein, on a 16-2 run (+1375) on Penn State picks, has revealed his CFP semifinal predictions for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Penn State Nittany Lions in the 2025 Orange Bowl on Thursd

Drew Allar is still waiting on a signature performance against a marquee opponent. Will it finally come in the playoff semifinals?

No. 7 seed Notre Dame and No. 6 seed Penn State will face off in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night in the first of two College Football Playoff semifinal matchups. On the line is a spot in the College Football Playoff National Championship as both programs are hunting for their first national title in almost 40 years.

Golic, who played for the Fighting Irish, sees plenty of similarities between the teams, including the narratives surrounding them.

PennLive’s Johnny McGonigal and Bob Flounders take a deep dive into the most anticipated game of Penn State’s season to date. It’s PSU and Notre Dame going at it in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night. The winner moves on to the championship game.

Once again, Notre Dame finds themselves in a matchup where situational football will be a major deciding factor in the outcome of a football game. This week's setting, Miami, Florida in the Capital One Orange Bowl.

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While Notre Dame’s win against Georgia was the first win in a big bowl game in more than 30 years, Penn State is still searching for that level of win under James Franklin. The Nittany Lions had the so-called easy path to the semifinals and took advantage with a dominant win against SMU and a comfortable win against Boise State.