The Fighting Irish advanced to their first national championship game since 2013 after a late interception set up a game-winning 41-yard field goal

Notre Dame will face Penn State in the College Football Playoff semifinal in Miami, the sixth time the Fighting Irish have played in the Orange Bowl.

Notre Dame outlasted Penn State 27-24 in Thursday's Orange Bowl that won't soon be forgotten. The back-and-forth affair had pretty much everything as Notre Dame kicker Mitch Jeter put the Irish ahead for good with seven seconds to play and sent the Fighting Irish to the national championship game.