Ahead of ESPN's broadcast of the first College Football Playoff semifinal game, its College GameDay crew was on site at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida for No. 6 seed Penn State's matchup against No.

On Thursday night, the Fighting Irish will take on Penn State in the Orange Bowl, which is serving as one of the two College Football Playoff semifinals this season. With a victory in that matchup, Notre Dame would face either Ohio State or Texas in the national championship game on Jan. 20.

As the show wrapped up, the crew went around the desk as they always do to make their game picks. Lee Corso, known for his legendary headgear reveals, stepped onto the set dressed as a leprechaun alongside Notre Dame’s mascot to announce his pick. He didn't have to say much, as the viewers knew who he was riding with based on the outfit.

With the crew of ESPN College GameDay in Pasadena, California at the Rose Bowl for the matchup between Ohio State and Oregon, that still doesn’t dull down the impact of the rest of the College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchups, which includes Notre Dame vs. Georgia and Texas vs. Arizona State.

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