Obligatory Tyler Warren note: Warren, Penn State’s All-America tight end needs two receptions to get to 100 for the season. Did you know? Penn State is making its sixth appearance in the Orange Bowl. The Lions are 4-1 in the prestigious game.

A trip to the College Football Playoff National Championship will be on the line when (7) Notre Dame faces (6) Penn State in the Orange Bowl semifinal game on Thursday. It also will mark the 19th meeting between the programs with the all-time series deadlocked at 9-9-1.

Notre Dame is a slim favorite over the Nittany Lions, but the teams enter the Orange Bowl evenly and uniquely matched.