MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. —The No. 6 seeded Penn State Nittany Lions are taking on the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the College Football Playoff semifinals at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, here on Thursday night.
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Orange Bowl: First half updates:
End of Q1: Penn State 0, Notre Dame 0
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Q1- 4:43: Notre Dame’s Riley Leonard’s pass is picked off by Penn State’s Zakee Wheatley. Penn State takes over on their own 42-yard line.
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Q1- 15:00: Notre Dame wins the toss and defer to the second half.
Pregame updates:
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WGAL’s team at the CFP semifinals
News 8’s sports director Bethany Miller is in Miami for the big game between the Nittany Lions and the Fighting Irish.
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END FIRST QUARTER 🍊We are scoreless at the Orange Bowl!
Penn State will begin the 2Q with 3rd & goal on the 3#CFP #OrangeBowl
— Bethany Miller (@BethanyMillerTV) January 10, 2025
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PENN STATE INTERCEPTION! Zakee Wheatley – the Defensive MVP of the Fiesta Bowl – does it AGAIN 🔥Nittany Lions take over on the 25
Scoreless with 4:43 left in the 1Q
— Bethany Miller (@BethanyMillerTV) January 10, 2025
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Penn State players and coaches have arrived in Florida ahead of Thursday’s Orange Bowl! 🍊
Live coverage from Ft. Lauderdale ahead of kickoff against Notre Dame tonight on @WGAL pic.twitter.com/ouGw356ppG
— Bethany Miller (@BethanyMillerTV) January 7, 2025
Game captains
Penn State head coach James Franklin announced the game captains ahead of the Orange Bowl on X.
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Blue-blood programs
Two blue-blood college football programs go toe-to-toe with a trip to the National Championship on the line.
Much of the Susquehanna Valley will be glued to their televisions on Thursday night to see Penn State take on Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl.
History is a big storyline surrounding Thursday’s game against the Fighting Irish.
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Abdul Carter game status
The question remains: Will Abdul Carter be ready to go against Notre Dame on Thursday?
The status of the All-American defensive end was up in the air all week, with head coach James Franklin saying, “It looks like he’s going to be a game-time decision,” but he’s hopeful his star pass rusher will be good to go.
Carter sustained what appeared to be an upper body or left shoulder injury during the first quarter of the Fiesta Bowl against Boise State and did not return.
On Thursday afternoon, Carter posted a cryptic tweet that hinted he will be available for the Orange Bowl, referencing Darth Vader from the Star Wars universe.
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Game predictions
WGAL’s sports department gave their game predictions for the Orange Bowl. You can view the picks here.
History in the making
The matchup between head coaches James Franklin and Marcus Freeman in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night will mark the first-ever College Football Playoff semifinal matchup that features two Black head coaches.
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The winner, of course, will then become the first Black head coach to vie for the national title.
Franklin and Freeman say they are not taking the opportunity for granted and are hoping that a game like this will help open more doors for Black football coaches at all levels of collegiate football in the future.
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