The semifinals of the 2025 College Football Playoff begin Thursday night with a star-studded matchup between two historic programs in the Orange Bowl: No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish against the No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions, with a spot on the national championship line.

Expect a lot of rushing in this game as both teams do their damage on the floor offensively. Penn State is led by their two-headed running back attack Kaytron Allen And Nicholas Singletonwho this year became the first Penn State duo in program history to both rush for 1,000 yards in the same season.

On the other hand, the Irish are being led back by their workhorse Jeremiyah lovewho also passed the 1,000-yard mark this season, as well as a dual-threat quarterback Riley Leonardwho enters this Orange Bowl game in 2024 as the second on his team with over 800 yards rushing. After a 16-14 loss to Illinois in September, the Irish have won 12 straight games.

This is the 20th^Th For the first time in program history, the Fighting Irish and Nittany Lions faced off, with the series tied 9-9-1. The last time these two teams faced off was in 2007, Penn State defeated Notre Dame 31-10 and held Notre Dame to zero rushing yards in that game.

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