The excitement inside the Orange Bowl committee was palpable when they found out in 2017 that Miami and Hard Rock Stadium would be hosting the 2021 College Football Playoff national championship.

On Jan. 9, 2025, Coach Marcus Freeman’s Fighting Irish will battle Coach James Franklin’s Nittany Lions for a spot in college football’s national championship game. Regardless of who wins, a ...

The former University of Florida and Ohio State football head coach, who flamed out in the NFL after less than a season with the Jaguars in 2021, was on the field being honored as an Orange Bowl ...

During Poms’ tenure, the Orange Bowl has been involved in hosting eight national championships: 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2021. A ninth is on the horizon as Hard Rock Stadium ...

Black players make up more than 60% of those 16 teams and a study showed that from 2019 through 2021, 90% of four ... Feb. 2, 2022 During the Orange Bowl news conference, Freeman noted that ...

The Fighting Irish’s 27-24 Orange Bowl win over Penn State at Hard Rock ... because he didn’t think that was possible. In November 2021, Brian Kelly left Notre Dame for LSU, citing a desire ...

but only Notre Dame made the four-team playoff (losing in the semifinals in 2019 and 2021). Now, the two historic programs will face off in the Orange Bowl for a spot in the CFP championship game.

Against Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl, Nittany Lions receivers failed ... The last time it felt like Penn State had an elite wide receiver was 2021, when Jahan Dotson hauled in 91 catches for ...