College Football Playoff bracket has been trimmed down to four teams, with none of the top four seeds advancing to the semifinals. The College Football Playoff 2025 continues Thursday when No. 6 seed Penn State faces No.

Jan 2, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman (R) reacts on the sidelines in the final minute against the Georgia Bulldogs during the fourth quarter at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

The Notre Dame football program is on to the CFP semifinal after handily defeating the Georgia Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl.

The No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions face the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a College Football Playoff national semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl today. This game is available on multiple streaming services for free.

The Nittany Lions enter the semifinal with two extra days of rest — following the postponement of the Sugar Bowl — that Notre Dame needed even more.

Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard, 22, majored in public policy at Duke with a minor in markets and management studies.

The girlfriend of Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard is trending on social media before kickoff at the Orange Bowl on Thursday evening. Notre Dame, the No. 7 seed in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff,

Notre Dame football offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock on the value of 1-on-1 meetings with Riley Leonard this season.