The Notre Dame Fighting Irish became the first finalist in college football A last-second field goal connected by Mitch Jeter made it 27-24. Penn State to the Nittany Lions in the semi-finals of the Orange Bowl.
It was a truly controversial match. Penn State struck first, but Notre Dame was able to overcome several factors against it. The main thing is that almost the whole team caught a fever in the hotel, so the general malaise turned into happiness in the end.
We must add the heroic performance of quarterback Riley Leonard, who suffered a severe blow, entered the concussion protocol, but was cleared to return in the third quarter and was able to carry his team forward.
The Nittany Lions wanted to go to the finals and there’s no denying they battled, but Notre Dame was hungry and they’ll have a chance to continue their pursuit of another title on Jan. 20, though for now they’ll have to wait. Their opponent this Friday will come from the winner between Ohio State and Texas.