But that status won’t be enough to beat Penn State and advance to the National Championship game. Here are three keys to an Irish victory in the Orange Bowl over the Nittany Lions. Protect.

Troy Murphy had 18 points and eight rebounds to lead the Irish to a 73-52 rout of Penn State in the NIT ... The Demon Deacons beat North Carolina State 62-59 in overtime in the other semifinal.

The Irish were also motivated to win Thursday by some pregame comments made by Penn State coach James Franklin, who apparently rubbed Freeman the wrong way during the coaches’ pregame press ...

Both rank behind Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love, who helped the Fighting Irish beat Penn State in the Orange Bowl to reach the College Football Playoff championship game. (Interestingly, the coach ...

He also breaks down the reasons why Notre Dame was able to beat Penn State and what has made the Irish so difficult to beat in the Playoff. He discusses Drew Allar’s late interception and why he ...

Penn State wrestling is ... by No. 3 Dean Hamiti of Oklahoma State, who's 22-1 this season, just to get to O'Toole. Bartlett lost in last year's championship match to Ohio State's Jesse Mendez and now ...