Notre Dame vs. Penn State: How to watch College Football Playoff semifinal, TV channel, streaming, start time & stats

The No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-1) will face the No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions (13-2) in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff.

Penn State enters this game off the back of a 31-14 win over the Boise State Broncos in the quarterfinals, and they beat the SMU Mustangs 38-10 in the first round.

Notre Dame has also won both of its CFP games by double digits, beating Indiana 27-17 in the first round and Georgia 23-10 in the quarterfinals.

Ahead of this Orange Bowl semifinal matchup in the first-ever 12-team CFP, let's take a look at all you need to know for Notre Dame vs. Penn State.

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How to watch Notre Dame vs. Penn State, TV channel and streaming

Notre Dame vs. Penn State will be broadcast on ESPN, which can be viewed through cable TV or streamed via live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.

Notre Dame vs. Penn State start time, date and venue

Notre Dame vs. Penn State will kick off at 7:30 PM ET/6:30 PM CT/4:30 PM PT on Thursday, January 9th from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.

Notre Dame vs. Penn State stats

• Out of 134 Division I Football teams this season, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are fourth in points scored per game with 37.7 and second in points allowed per game with 13.6..
• The Penn State Nittany Lions rank 25th in points scored per game with 33.7 and seventh in points allowed per game with 15.8.
• In the CFP quarterfinal win over Georgia, Fighting Irish QB Riley Leonard completed 15/24 passes for 90 yards and a TD, and he rushed 14 times for 80 yards.
• Nittany Lions QB Drew Allar completed 13/25 passes for 171 yards and a 3-0 TD-INT ratio in the semifinal against Boise State.
• Notre Dame kicker Mitch Jeter went 3/3 on field goals against Georgia, all of which came from over 40 yards.
• Nittany Lions TE Tyler Warren caught six passes for 63 yards and two scores against Boise State.
• Fighting Irish DB Leonard Moore had five total tackles, one tackle for loss and two passes defended against Georgia in the CFP semifinals.
• Penn State DB Zakee Wheatley had three total tackles, one fumble recovery and one interception in the CFP semifinals.

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