The Lions247 team has its finger on the pulse of Penn State transfer portal news, recruiting, coaching staff moves and more after James Franklin's squad was eliminated in the semifinals of the College

The Penn State Nittany Lions project as a top-5 team in the 2025 way-too-early rankings after making the College Football Playoff semifinals.

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The Nittany Lions won 13 games, claimed two playoff victories and were this close to playing for the national championship.

Dating back to 1978 when Division I college football split into I-A and I-AA, three programs have won college football national champions as an independent: Miami, Notre Dame and Penn State all did it.

The 2024 college football season ends on Monday night, as the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will meet to crown the winner of the first 12-team College Football Playoff. That also means that the Pittsburgh Steelers and the rest of the NFL world will get their last chance to watch some 2025 NFL Draft prospects before their college careers come to a close.

Notre Dame knocked off Penn State with a late field goal in the Orange Bowl to reach the College Football Playoff championship game.

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Notre Dame kicker Mitch Jeter connected on a 41-yard field goal with seven seconds left in the fourth quarter, propelling the Fighting Irish past the Nittany Lions. The kick came six plays after Penn State quarterback Drew Allar threw an interception with 33 seconds left in the fourth frame, setting Notre Dame up at Penn State's 42-yard line.

It all comes down to this with Ohio State vs. Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship. Here's how to watch, stream and more.

The first 12-team College Football Playoff reaches its conclusion with Monday's National Championship Game between the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish and No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.