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The No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions face the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a College Football Playoff national semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl today. This game is available on multiple streaming services for free.

Notre Dame (13-1) and Penn State (13-2) entered the 2024-25 season with a combined zero College Football Playoff victories.

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.