The 2024-25 College Football Playoff is down to four teams, all of which are seeded No. 5-8. While No. 5 Texas and No. 8 Ohio State will battle Friday night in the Cotton Bowl, the first spot in the national championship game will be decided Thursday in Miami Gardens, Florida, when No. 7 Notre Dame (13-1) faces No. 6 Penn State (13-2) in the Orange Bowl (7:30 p.m., ESPN).

It’s two historic programs meeting up in the Irish and Nittany Lions, with Notre Dame having won 11 national titles and Penn State two. The last for the Irish was 1988 and the Lions 1986, though, leaving two fan bases starving to end those respective droughts.

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Follow along below for live scoring updates:

CFP No. 7 Notre Dame (13-1) vs. CFP No. 6 Penn State (13-2)

Thursday, January 9, 2025

At Hard Rock Stadium (65,326), Miami Gardens, Fla.

TEAM

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

FINAL

Notre Dame

0

3

— 3

Penn State

0

10

— 10

SECOND QUARTER

Penn State 3, Notre Dame 0

Score: Ryan Barker 20 yard field goal, 14:52.

Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 10:09 after interception.

Keys to the drive: Drew Allar 13 yard pass to Tyler Warren; Nicholas Singleton 8 yard run; Drew Allar 7 yard pass to Luke Reynolds.

Knapp hobbles off to medical tent. Trainers appeared to be looking at his lower left leg. Tosh Baker warming up.

— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) January 10, 2025

Irish offense now at 19 plays for 75 yards – 3.9 average. Probably not going to get it done with those numbers.

— Tom Noie (@tnoieNDI) January 10, 2025

Penn State 10, Notre DAme 0

Score: Nicholas Singleton 5 yard run (Ryan Barker kick), 2:18

Drive: 15 plays, 90 yards, 7:17 after punt.

Keys to the drive: Kaytron Allen 20 yard run; Tyler Warren 12 yard run; Nicholas Singleton 10 yard run; Allen 8 yard run.

That’s a 15-play, 90-yard touchdown drive.It ate up more than seven minutes.Already, 141 rushing yards …

10-0, PSU

— Frank Bodani (@YDRPennState) January 10, 2025

Screws have really turned against Notre Dame right now after a 15-play, 90-yard PSU TD drive that chewed 7:17Irish face their largest deficit of season late second quarter, 10-0.

Total yards – Penn State 194, Notre Dame 75

— Tom Noie (@tnoieNDI) January 10, 2025

Riley Leonard leaves the field after his head slammed into the turf on a sack by Dvon J-Thomas. Angeli in

— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) January 10, 2025

Penn State 10, Notre Dame 3

Score: Mitch Jeter 41 yard field goal, :02

Drive: 13 plays, 52 yard, 2:18 after kickoff

Keys to the drive: Riley Leonard 6 yard pass to Mitchell Evans; Steve Angeli 14 yard pass to Aneyas Williams; Angeli 5 yard pass to Evans; Angeli 4 yard pass to Williams.

FIRST QUARTER

No scoring

First quarter ends with Penn State knocking on the door. Plays: 23-11, PSU

Yards: 104-51, PSU

— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) January 10, 2025

Gray pick wiped out by holding call on Gray

— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) January 10, 2025

Leonard throws his second pick of the CFP, airmails Harrison over the middle on third/12 post. Safety Wheatley with the INT.

7th pick of the year for RL, third in past 4 games.

— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) January 10, 2025

4:43: First turnover of game: Riley Leonard intercepted by Zakee Wheatley

Third straight game #NDFootball offense has opened without points on first series (2 punts and a pick vs. IU). Previous five games: Irish opened with a TD.

8 TDs on first series in 15 games this yearn for Denbrock’s crew.

— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) January 10, 2025

Everybody on the two-deep is available, per ND SID communique.

— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) January 9, 2025

Howard Cross III (left ankle heavily taped) just took the first rep for DL/edge rushers and appeared to have his usual bend and quickness.

Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa (right knee brace) taking warmups at usual speed as well. #NDFootball @OrangeBowl

— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) January 9, 2025

How to watch Notre Dame vs. Penn State in CFP Semifinal at the Orange Bowl

TV: ESPN

Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, Molly McGrath and Katie George have the call on ESPN

Streaming: Fubo, which offers a free trial to new subscribers

Radio: WSBT (96.1 FM, 960 AM), WNSN (101.5 FM)

Tony Simeone and Ryan Harris have the call on the Notre Dame Football Radio Network

What are the odds for Notre Dame vs. Penn State in CFP Semifinal at the Orange bowl

Line: Notre Dame is a 2-point favorite

Over/under: 46.5 points

South Bend Tribune staff predictions for Notre Dame vs. Penn State CFP Semifinal at the Orange Bowl

MIKE BERARDINO: Notre Dame 24, Penn State 19. Irish formula works again in the (Al) Golden Bowl.

TOM NOIE: Notre Dame 24, Penn State 17. The more time you spend around this Irish team, the more you sense that it’s their destiny to figure out a way to win this one and play for a national championship for the first time since 2012. It’s happening.

AUSTIN HOUGH: Notre Dame 17, Penn State 7. This feels like another grind-it-out type game for the Irish, similar to the Georgia contest. I like Notre Dame’s chances if that’s the case.

2024 Notre Dame football schedule

All Times Eastern; Home games in CAPS

Aug. 31 | @ Texas A&M | (W, 23-13; 1-0)

Sept. 7 | vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS | (L, 16-14; 1-1)

Sept. 14 | @ Purdue | (W, 66-7; 2-1)

Sept. 21 vs. MIAMI (Ohio) | (W, 28-3; 3-1)

Sept. 28 | vs. LOUISVILLE | (W, 31-24; 4-1)

Oct. 12 | vs. STANFORD | (W 49-7; 5-1)

Oct. 19 | vs. Georgia Tech (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta) | (W, 31-13; 6-1)

Oct. 26 | vs. Navy (MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. | (W, 51-14; 7-1)

Nov. 9 | vs. FLORIDA STATE | (W, 52-3; 8-1)

Nov. 16 | vs. VIRGINIA | (W, 35-14; 9-1)

Nov. 23 |Shamrock Series vs. Army @ Yankee Stadium, New York | (W, 49-14; 10-1)

Nov. 30 | @ USC | (W; 49-35; 11-1)

Dec. 20 | INDIANA | W, 27-11, CFP first round

Jan. 1 | Georgia | W, 23-10, CFP quarterfinal at New Orleans

Jan. 9 | vs. Penn State | CFP semifinal at Miami, Fla., 7:30 p.m

2024 Penn State football schedule

Aug. 31 | @ West Virginia | W, 34-12

Sept. 7 | Bowling Green | W, 34-27

Sept. 21 | Kent State | W, 56-0

Sept. 28 | Illinois | W, 21-7

Oct. 5 | UCLA | W, 26-11

Oct. 12 | @ USC | W, 33-30, OT

Oct. 26 | @ Wisconsin | W, 28-13

Nov. 2 | Ohio State | L, 20-13

Nov. 9 | Washington | W, 35-6

Nov. 16 | @ Purdue | W, 49-10

Nov. 23 | @ Minnesota | W, 26-25

Nov. 30 | Maryland | W, 44-7

Dec. 7 | Oregon | L, 45-37, Big Ten Championship at Indianapolis

Dec. 21 | SMU | W, 38-10, CFP first round

Dec. 31 | Boise State | W, 31-14 | CFP quarterfinal at Glendale, Ariz.

Jan. 9 | vs. Notre Dame | CFP Semifinal at Miami, Fla, 7:30 p.m.

This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Live scoring updates from Orange Bowl between Notre Dame and Penn State