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MIAMI GARDENS — Prior to Thursday, the last time Notre Dame played a postseason game in South Florida, things ended badly.
Very badly.
Alabama embarrassed the Fighting Irish in the national championship game, starting a trend under coach Brian Kelly that led the New Englander to channel his inner fake Cajun accent and bolt to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Enter a green (pun intended) coach by the name of Marcus Freeman, whose experience included 11 years as an assistant at various Midwest schools, including one at Notre Dame.
As it turned out, Freeman — the man who has led Notre Dame (14-1) to the most wins in its 138-year history — was the perfect fit to coach under the watchful eye of Touchdown Jesus.
Notre Dame, the global university with 266 alumni clubs around the world, returns to the biggest and brightest stage in college football. The Fighting Irish will play for the national championship, thanks to a 27-24 victory over Penn State at Hard Rock Stadium that was decided by a Mitch Jeter 41-yard field goal with seven seconds remaining …
And the most untimely interception in Penn State quarterback Drew Allar’s career with 33 seconds remaining.
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – JANUARY 09: Head coach Marcus Freeman of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish raises a game ball after defeating the Penn State Nittany Lions 27-24 in the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on January 09, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
The pick, by defensive back Christian Gray, and Jeter’s field goal continued Notre Dame’s improbable climb to the title game, which will be Jan. 20 in Atlanta against the winner of Friday’s Ohio State-Texas game.
Notre Dame has won 13 consecutive games
Notre Dame now has played in a de facto playoff game every week since losing to Northern Illinois Sept. 7.
That’s 13 consecutive…
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Publish date : 2025-01-10 06:19:00
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