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

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 outlasted Penn State 27-24 in Thursday's Orange Bowl that won't soon be forgotten. The back-and-forth affair had pretty much everything as Notre Dame kicker Mitch Jeter put the Irish ahead for good with seven seconds to play and sent the Fighting Irish to the national championship game.