Notre Dame is headed to the College Football Playoff final after a thrilling win over Penn State. The Fighting Irish came back from a 24-17 deficit in the fourth quarter to clinch a championship berth. The Nittany Lions’ season ends after a brutal late-game interception by Drew Allar set up the game-winning kick.

With under 20 seconds remaining, Mitch Jeter nailed a 41-yard field goal to send the Fighting Irish to the title game.

To his teammates, Notre Dame kicker Mitch Jeter has a new nickname this postseason. Backup quarterback Steve Angeli said after Jeter's latest heroics, a 41-yard field goal with seven seconds left to knock off Penn State 27-24 in one of the College Football Playoff semifinals on Thursday,

The third time was the Irish charm for Notre Dame. After having two interceptions nullified by pass interference penalties, the Fighting Irish's Christian Gray picked off Drew Allard in the final minute of Thursday's Orange Bowl,

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.

Notre Dame place kicker Mitch Jeter (98) celebrates after kicking the game winning field goal during the second half of the Orange Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal game against Penn State, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla.

Notre Dame beat Penn State 27-24 to advance to the College Football Playoff Final, and is looking to win their first championship since 1988. Colin Cowherd credits Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame’s HC, for their success.

Notre Dame has defied the odds at several different points of the 2024 season, and if the Irish want to capture their first national title in over 35 years, they're going to have to do it one more time.