The Orange Bowl was a huge win for that program. The fact that they made it all this way — against Penn State, no less — speaks to the job Freeman has done. To go from losing to Northern Illinois at the beginning of the season to playing for a national championship is unheard of.

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

The Fighting Irish advanced to their first national championship game since 2013 after a late interception set up a game-winning 41-yard field goal