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The No. 6 seed Penn State Nittany Lions saw their College Football Playoff run come to an end on Thursday night. Despite a 10-3 lead over No. 7 Notre Dame at halftime, the Irish stormed back and pulled off a thrilling 27-24 win thanks to a 41-yard field goal by Mitch Jeter.

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It's Penn State vs Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal. Follow along for live score and game updates from the Orange Bowl:

The Notre Dame football team can do a lot of damage on the ground, but they don't possess a huge threat through the air. The Fighting Irish rank 108 out of 133 teams in passing offense. Quarterback Riley Leonard has 2,383 passing yards on the season, and he has 18 touchdowns and six interceptions.

Penn State fell to Notre Dame, 27-24, on a field goal with eight seconds remaining at the Orange Bowl in the College Football Playoff semifinals.

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.

Get our expert betting predictions for the evenly-matched CFP semifinal clash between Notre Dame and Penn State.

Mitch Jeter hit a go-ahead 41-yard field goal with seven seconds left, which was set up by a Christian Gray interception at the Penn State 42-yard line with 33 seconds left to play.

Our college football expert gives his three best prop bets for tonight's Notre Dame vs. Penn State CFP Semifinal clash.