And then there have been 4.
Over the subsequent two days, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Penn State Nittany Lions, Ohio State Buckeyes and Texas Longhorns will look to finish their quest to earn a bid into the College Football Playoff National Championship recreation.
The semifinal spherical begins on Thursday, with Notre Dame taking over Penn State within the College Football Playoff Semifinals on the Capital One Orange Bowl. Both groups earned their first two Playoff wins this season and can face the winner of Texas-Ohio State.
The matchup is an historic one as nicely.
With Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman going head-to-head with Penn State’s James Franklin, a Black head coach is assured to contend for an FBS National Championship for the primary time in historical past. Penn State is the one semifinalist to play in its first College Football Playoff.
Here are the sights and sounds from the semifinal spherical of the College Football Playoffs.
Threads for tonight
Game prepared ⚪️🔵#WeAre | #CapitalOneOrangeBowl pic.twitter.com/bSLb1nlQ3U
— Capital One Orange Bowl (@OrangeBowl) January 9, 2025
Feelin’ Lucky 🍀#GoIrish | #CapitalOneOrangeBowl pic.twitter.com/TFGQKaiV9T
— Capital One Orange Bowl (@OrangeBowl) January 9, 2025
Sights from the Notre Dame sidelines
Scenes from Miami 🍊#GoIrish | @NDFootball pic.twitter.com/p1m7xp1E5d
— The Fighting Irish (@FightingIrish) January 9, 2025
Spirit squads flip up Florida
The Fighting Irish tackle Lincoln Road🌴📣
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Bringing the State College spirit to Miami Beach
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— Capital One Orange Bowl (@OrangeBowl) January 9, 2025
Orange Bowl enjoyable
📍954 @visitlauderdale | #CapitalOneOrangeBowl pic.twitter.com/Sj6a8RKzoK
— Capital One Orange Bowl (@OrangeBowl) January 8, 2025
South Florida hospitality at its best!🌴@visitlauderdale | #CapitalOneOrangeBowl pic.twitter.com/UmVMCmHpj0
— Capital One Orange Bowl (@OrangeBowl) January 8, 2025
Work onerous, play onerous @downtownMIA | #CapitalOneOrangeBowl pic.twitter.com/AG7a7zLe0U
— Capital One Orange Bowl (@OrangeBowl) January 8, 2025
Orange Bowl official 🍊☘️#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/UkPoTN0zpv
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) January 8, 2025
The stage is ready
The semifinal stage.#WeAre x #CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/bm5p83zRwf
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) January 9, 2025
