Notre Dame outlasted Penn State in a 27-24 thriller to reach the program's first national championship game since 2012 in the Orange Bowl. Thanks to the 12-team College Football Playoff format, the Fighting Irish officially became the first team to win multiple bowl games in the same season.

Notre Dame knocked off Penn State with a late field goal in the Orange Bowl to reach the College Football Playoff championship game.

The first 12-team College Football Playoff is back to a familiar spot with four teams remaining in the hunt for a national championship. Only this time, obviously, they had to play to get here. With four teams left,