Ohio State ’s Ryan Day, Texas’ Steve Sarkisian, Notre Dame ’s Marcus Freeman and Penn State ’s James Franklin are the final four. None has won a national championship as a head coach, making this season the third out of the last four in which the title will go to a head coach who has never won one.

Soak it in, college football fans. We have just three games left before heading off into the longest offseason in major U.S. sports. But we're also down to the

The paths of Notre Dame football and Penn State cross Thursday for the first time since 2007 with a spot in the national championship game at stake

FOX Sports' RJ Young offers up five takeaways from the quarterfinal round of the College Football Playoff and explains why Ohio State is the most dominant team in the field.

Notre Dame now heads to the Orange Bowl where it will take on Penn State for a spot in the national championship. Notre Dame fans and haters alike were ecstatic following the huge victory and took to social media to react. Below are some of the best social media posts following the MASSIVE victory!

While Notre Dame’s win against Georgia was the first win in a big bowl game in more than 30 years, Penn State is still searching for that level of win under James Franklin. The Nittany Lions had the so-called easy path to the semifinals and took advantage with a dominant win against SMU and a comfortable win against Boise State.

Get set for the Orange Bowl as Notre Dame faces Penn State. Expect a tight, low-scoring game with defenses highlighting this college football playoff.

Notre Dame is playing a historical 15 th game this season and the next opponent up is Penn State. The two program will be meeting each other for the Orange Bowl down in Miami, which is acting as a site for the 2024 College Playoff Semifinals.