College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl Match-up Preview Thread: #3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. #5 Penn State Nittany Lions
#3 Notre Dame vs. #5 Penn State
When: Thursday, January, 9, 07:30 PM Eastern
Where: Hard Rock Stadium - Miami Gardens, FL
Watch: ESPN
Odds: Notre Dame by 1.5 pts.
Total Points: 44.5
All-Time Series : Notre Dame vs. Penn State
Notre Dame and Penn State have met 19 times since 11/07/1913.
These teams last met 6,332 days (~17 years) ago on 09/08/2007.
Series Wins: Notre Dame 9-1-9 Penn State†
Longest streak of continuous meetings: 12 (1981-1992).
Penn State has won the most recent meeting (2007) in this series.
Last 5 Meetings
| Winner | Date | Location | Notre Dame | Penn State | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State | 2007-09-08 | State College, PA | 10 | 31 | |
| Notre Dame | 2006-09-09 | South Bend, IN | 41 | 17 | |
| Notre Dame | 1992-11-14 | South Bend, IN | 17 | 16 | |
| Penn State | 1991-11-16 | State College, PA | 13 | 35 | |
| Penn State | 1990-11-17 | South Bend, IN | 21 | 24 |
Series Comparison Data via Winsipedia
Notre Dame Injury Report
Data Scraped: 2025-01-08 14:00:08
| Player | Position | Status | Reported | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Flanagan | TE | Out – Foot | Sat, Jan 4 | Flanagan is dealing with a foot injury and will not take the field for the Fighting Irish. He will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season. |
| Jeremiyah Love | RB | Questionable – Knee | Thu, Jan 2 | Love is dealing with a knee injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Fighting Irish. |
| Rylie Mills | DL | Out – Knee | Mon, Dec 23 | Mills has suffered a knee injury and will miss the remainder of the 2024 season. |
| Benjamin Morrison | CB | Out – Hip | Mon, Oct 14 | Morrison has suffered a hip injury and will miss the remainder of the 2024 season. |
| Gi Bran Payne | RB | Out – Knee | Thu, Sep 5 | Payne is recovering from a torn ACL and will not take the field for the Fighting Irish. He is expected to miss the 2024 season. |
| Charles Jagusah | OL | Out – Pectoral | Thu, Sep 5 | Jagusah is battling a right pectoral injury and will not take the field for the Fighting Irish. He will miss the 2024 season. |
| Taebron Bennie Powell | SAF | Out – Shoulder | Thu, Sep 5 | Bennie-Powell is dealing with a shoulder injury and will not take the field for the Fighting Irish. He will miss the 2024 season. |
| Styles Prescod | OL | Out – Shoulder | Thu, Sep 5 | Prescod is dealing with a shoulder injury and will not take the field for the Fighting Irish. He will miss the 2024 season. |
| Chance Tucker | CB | Out – Knee | Thu, Sep 5 | Tucker suffered a torn ACL and will not take the field for the Fighting Irish. He will miss the 2024 season. |
| Boubacar Traore | DL | Out – Knee | Mon, Oct 7 | Traore suffered a knee injury and will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season. |
Injury data lifted from: boydsbets.com
Penn State Injury Report
Data Scraped: 2025-01-08 14:00:08
| Player | Position | Status | Reported | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Ford | DT | Out – Lower Body | Tue, Nov 26 | Ford Jr. is dealing with a lower body injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Nittany Lions. He will remain out indefinitely. |
| Abdul Carter | DE | Questionable – Arm | Tue, Dec 31 | Carter is dealing with a left arm injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Nittany Lions. |
| Zuriah Fisher | DE | Out – Undisclosed | Sun, Nov 10 | Fisher is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the field for the Nittany Lions. He is expected to remain out indefinitely. |
| Anthony Donkoh | OL | Out – Knee | Sat, Dec 21 | Donkoh has suffered a right knee injury and will not take the field for the Nittany Lions. He will remain out indefinitely. |
| Keon Wylie | LB | Questionable – Undisclosed | Sat, Dec 21 | Wylie is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Nittany Lions. |
| Kevin Winston | SAF | Questionable – Undisclosed | Tue, Dec 31 | Winston Jr. is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Nittany Lions. |
| Kaden Saunders | WR | Questionable – Undisclosed | Sat, Dec 21 | Saunders is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Nittany Lions. |
| Andrew Rappleyea | TE | Questionable – Undisclosed | Sat, Dec 21 | Rappleyea is dealing with an unspecified injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Nittany Lions. |
| Tyseer Denmark | WR | Questionable – Undisclosed | Sat, Dec 21 | Denmark is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Nittany Lions. |
| Kaleb Artis | DT | Questionable – Undisclosed | Sat, Dec 21 | Artis is battling an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Nittany Lions. |
| Cam Wallace | RB | Questionable – Lower Body | Sat, Dec 21 | Wallace is dealing with a lower body injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Nittany Lions. |
Injury data lifted from: boydsbets.com
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