Penn State Nittany Lions (12-3, 2-2 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (11-3, 3-1 Big Ten) Champaign, Illinois; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Penn State takes on No. 13 Illinois after Nick Kern ...

Penn State and Notre Dame renew their rivalry in the Orange Bowl, making it a hot ticket of the College Football Playoff.

The Fighting Irish are slight favorites over the Nittany Lions, who are getting some love from the algorithms.

Smothering defenses have carried the last four teams still in the hunt for the national championship. If you want offense, look elsewhere this weekend. The defenses, ...

The expanded College Football Playoff has a decidedly old-school feel: Smothering defenses have carried the last four teams ...

No. 6 seed Penn State faces No. 7 seed Notre Dame in a College Football Playoff semifinal game in the Capital One Orange Bowl ...

Notre Dame will need a breakout performance from QB Riley Leonard in the Orange Bowl. But he's not the biggest x-factor against Penn State.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 2: Fireworks go off during the playing of the National Anthem before the College Football ...

The semifinal round between Penn State and Notre Dame in the Capital One Orange Bowl will be found on the Worldwide Leader in ...

Notre Dame football limited Jeremiyah Love against Georgia. How will the RB's Orange Bowl go against Penn State?

Notre Dame got back to work this weekend on the field, but the coaches turned their attention as soon as the Sugar Bowl was ...