Peter, Kirk Herbstreit’s dog goes for a walk before the Orange Bowl matchup against Notre Dame on Jan. 9, 2025. Joe Hermitt | [email protected] Joe Hermitt | [email protected]

As Notre Dame and Penn State look to claim their first national championship since the Reagan administration—the Irish last won the title just 18 days before the Gipper left the White House in 1989, while the Nittany Lions claimed their second natty two years earlier—ESPN will be blessed with what amounts to an open field.

No play will define Penn State's loss in the Orange Bowl more than a game-breaking interception from quarterback Drew Allar with 33 seconds left.