Sometimes in sports, the great players and coaches find motivation in even the smallest things. That's what happened before Notre Dame's 27–24 win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night.

Notre Dame is headed to the College Football Playoff final after a thrilling win over Penn State. The Fighting Irish came ...

It was a memorable season for the Nittany Lions. But the offseason will now likely be filled with question marks instead of ...

The spring and summer of 2020 was a fraught time for college football coaches. Their sport was shut down by the COVID-19 ...

Fighting Irish defensive back Christian Gray snared Drew Allar's pass across the middle at the Nittany Lions 42 with 33 seconds left, then the Irish moved 19 yards to set up Mitch Jeter's 41-yard ...

The No. 6 seeded Penn State Nittany Lions are taking on the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the College Football Playoff semifinals at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, here on Thursday ...

The Fighting Irish advanced to their first national championship game since 2013 after a late interception set up a ...

The energy and attention to detail the 52-year-old coach has exhibited daily for the Nittany Lions have not wavered. Now, ...

It’s been a long time since either Notre Dame or Penn State reached college football’s mountaintop as national champions. It ...

College football playoffs resume on Thursday with the first semifinal game. Notre Dame takes on Penn State in the Orange Bowl. On Friday, Ohio State plays Texas in the Cotton Bowl.

This historic Orange Bowl has been shaped by the struggle over race and place embedded within the history of the bowl game itself and its host city, Miami. For almost a century, the Orange Bowl has ...

Thursday and Friday’s College Football Playoff semifinals have the potential to be some of the most exciting in years with ...