The first College Football Playoff semifinal matches Notre Dame and Penn State - two teams featuring elite defenses. Who wins? Our experts weigh in.

Penn State’s longtime mascot is a common mountain lion, the kind that roamed the mountains near the school’s State College ...

Thursday and Friday’s College Football Playoff semifinals have the potential to be some of the most exciting in years with ...

The No. 3 Fighting Irish return to Purcell Pavilion for their first home game of the new year to host Wake Forest ...

The coach who will eventually hoist the national championship trophy in Atlanta on the evening of Jan. 20 will do so for the very first time. Here’s hoping he’s prepared for the heft — both literally ...

T he semifinals for the 12-team College Football Playoff for the 2024-25 season starts on Thursday night with Penn State and ...

James Franklin and the Nittany Lions are one win away from their first national title game appearance since 1986. First ...

If its first two College Football Playoff games are any indication, Notre Dame will go as far as quarterback Riley Leonard can carry them.

The Nittany Lions enter the semifinal with two extra days of rest — following the postponement of the Sugar Bowl — that Notre ...

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Here's a look back at Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden's ties to Penn State ahead of Thursday's Orange Bowl: ...

Kenmore native Don Criqui has seen the Notre Dame play football hundreds of times – as a student, as a fan and later as their longtime radio voice. Tonight, though, is different: He will be a special ...