Notre Dame football relied on defense and the legs of Riley Leonard to keep their season alive on Jan. 2. The Fighting Irish are now positioned to clinch their first national championship game appearance since the 2012 season.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are headed to Miami for the Capital One Orange Bowl against the Penn State Nittany Lions after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs 23-10 in the Sugar Bowl on Thursday night. Notre Dame forced a late turnover in the second quarter to take a 13-3 lead into halftime and then

Penn State defensive tackles Dvon J-Thomas and Coziah Izzard celebrate the 31-14 win over Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31, 2024. Joe Hermitt | [email protected] Joe Hermitt | [email protected]