Fort Lauderdale, Floridaโย Penn State is playing football past the first week of January for the first time ever, and only Notre Dame stands in the way of PSU and a national title game appearance.
Thatโs not to say that Notre Dame will be an easy out.
Far from it, in fact.
The Irish have won 12 games in a row and, if not for an inexplicable loss at home to Northern Illinois, it would have finished the regular season undefeated.
But in any case, Notre Dame has made it this far, as has Penn State. Hereโs some betting and watching information.
PENN STATE IS THE UNDERDOG
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For the third time this season, Penn State is the underdog. Notre Dame is favored by 1.5-points. The first two times Penn State was the underdog, it lost to Ohio State and Oregon, respectively. Penn State hasnโt won as an underdog since 2021, when it upset Wisconsin Week 1. But the reason the program has been as successful as it has in that time span is because it never loses as the favorite. Since the start of the 2022 season, Penn State is 35-1 when favored with the only loss being against Ole Miss in last seasonโs Peach Bowl, where practically half the team was either opted out or playing on a snap count.
HOW TO WATCH
Beaver Stadium — David Hague
Penn State travels well, so as always, there will be plenty of PSU people in Miami. For those who wonโt be, hereโs information on how to watch and listen to the game.
Kickoff time: 7:30ย
Channel: ESPN
Announcers: Sean McDonough (PXP), Greg McElroy (color) Molly McGrath (sideline).
Streaming: DirecTV, Hulu with Live TV, Fubo, YouTube TV
Radio: Penn State Football Radio Affiliates
Radio announcers: Steve Jones (PXP), Jack Ham (color) Brian Tripp (sideline)
Sirius/Internet: Channel 82 (Notre Dame broadcast), 84 (Penn State), 80 (national)
