Notre Dame outlasted Penn State in a 27-24 thriller to reach the program's first national championship game since 2012 in the Orange Bowl. Thanks to the 12-team College Football Playoff format, the Fighting Irish officially became the first team to win multiple bowl games in the same season.

Notre Dame knocked off Penn State with a late field goal in the Orange Bowl to reach the College Football Playoff championship game.

Mitch Jeter made a 41-yard field goal with seven seconds left to give the Fighting Irish a 27-24 win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night. The Irish will play the winner of Friday's Cotton Bowl featuring Ohio State vs. Texas. The CFP national title game will take place Jan. 20 in Atlanta.