If you're gearing up to watch the Orange Bowl showdown between Penn State and Notre Dame, you're not alone—this College Football Playoff matchup has fans buzzin

The loss to Northern Illinois is no longer relevant to Notre Dame. The losses to Ohio State and Oregon don’t matter to Penn State right now. The Irish (13-1) and Nittany Lions (13-2) face off in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night,

How to watch Orange Bowl College Football Playoff game between Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Penn State Nittany Lions Thursday, with time, TV channel.

In ESPN's latest Bracketology, where Joe Lunardi projects the March Madness field, the Nittany Lions (12-3, 2-2 Big Ten) fell from the Last Four Byes to the Last Four In, meaning if the tournament started today, Penn State would have to win a play-in game just to get to the Round of 64.

Regardless, a good faith effort to start the second half made the Hoosiers’ Sunday at the Cathedral one to remember, as Indiana held on to secure a 77-71 victory over Penn State. Sixth-year center Oumar Ballo stuffed the stat-sheet, leading the team with 25 points and 13 rebounds.

Indiana basketball's hot streak continued with a 82-69 win over USC on Wednesday night at Assembly Hall. It was the Hoosiers' (13-3, 4-1 Big Ten) fifth straight win and matched their longest win streak of the past two seasons.