Even though Penn State head coach James Franklin wants to see every team in college football affiliated with a conference, Notre Dame continues to

Winners of the Orange Bowl on two occasions, the 13-1 Fighting Irish are rated at -118 to beat Penn State, having reached the semi-finals by beating the two-seeded Georgia Bulldogs in the last eight. Any college football fans in Florida and anxious to see the action at the Hard Rock Stadium at close quarters are in for both good news and bad.

For the first time in 17 years, Notre Dame and Penn State are set to face off on a football field. This time, there's a lot on the line, as the 7-seed Fighting Irish will play the 6-seed Nittany Lions in the Orange Bowl,