After the Nittany Lions topped SMU and Boise State and the Fighting Irish beat Indiana and Georgia in the first two rounds of the 12-team College Football Playoff, the GameDay crew broke down the semifinal matchup. Penn State entered the game as a one-point favorite, according to BetMGM.

College Football Playoff semifinals have finally arrived, and four teams will play over Thursday and Friday evening.  The first matchup Thursday evening will be No. 6 Penn State facing No. 7 Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl.

The first matchup of the semifinals comes in Miami, Florida, where the Penn State Nittany Lions battled the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Orange Bowl. The second and final game of the final four includes the Texas Longhorns and the Ohio State Buckeyes,