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College Football Playoff—Orange Bowl Preview: No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 6 Penn State

College Football Playoff—Orange Bowl Preview: No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 6 Penn State
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrate with the trophy after a 23–10 victory against the Georgia Bulldogs during the 91st Allstate Sugar Bowl at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, La., on Jan. 2, 2025. Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images
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The College Football Playoff has reached the semifinal round, and the football gods have put forward a final four of blue-blood programs. If fans wanted historical narratives to chase in the final three games of the tournament, they’ve got it!

The first of the semifinal games is on Thursday night when Notre Dame and Penn State battle in the Capital One Orange Bowl. Both programs are among the seven winningest in college football history—Notre Dame is tied with Texas for fourth with 960 all-time wins, while Penn State ranks seventh with 942.

Tab Bamford
Tab Bamford
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Tab Bamford has been writing about sports for two decades. He has worked with the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Big Ten Conference, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and been credentialed for all-star events and postseason games in MLB, the NFL, NHL, NBA and NCAA.