Notre Dame beats Penn State in the Orange Bowl, advances to the National Championship Game

Notre Dame came back from a 10-point deficit to upset Penn State, 27-24, and punch its ticket to Atlanta for the Jan. 20 College Football Playoff National Championship Game. There, the Fighting Irish will face Ohio State or Texas. Matt Fortuna and Pete Sampson are here to break it all down. Orange Bowl Defensive MVP Christian Gray came up with the timely interception to set up Mitch Jeter's game-winning field goal. Riley Leonard won Offensive MVP honors, but not without some help from backup QB Steve Angeli and WR Jaden Greathouse. Now, Marcus Freeman will looks to become the fifth Notre Dame head coach to win a national title in his third year with the school. Future Fans: helping little kids become BIG fans, find out more at FutureFans.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Independent is the essential listen for fans of Fighting Irish football. Pete Sampson of the Athletic and Matt Fortuna of The Inside Zone are back to take you inside the Notre Dame program. With a combined 35 years + of experience on the ND beat, this twice weekly podcast has you covered for everything blue and gold.