The injury limited Love to just six carries in a 23-10 win against the Bulldogs. Love totaled 19 yards in the game as Notre Dame leaned on quarterback Riley Leonard and sophomore running back Jadarian Price to pace its rushing attack.

As kickoff for the 2025 Orange Bowl between Notre Dame and Penn State approaches, the point spread has grown. At Fan Duel, Notre Dame opened as a 1.5-point favorite over the Nittany Lions immediately following the Fighting Irish victory over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. Now just 48 hours before kickoff in Miami, that number has increased.

On Thursday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will take on the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Orange Bowl for the rights to move on to the National Championship game of the College Football Playoff. The Irish have dealt with many different injuries this season,

The Lions, who were a trendy preseason Super Bowl pick for the contrarians, became the mainstream favorite somewhere in the middle of their 11-game win streak. Coming off a masterful Week 18 win in which they out-maneuvered Minnesota at every turn,

The race to Super Bowl LIX is down to just 14 teams now that the playoff field is set. Seven teams from the AFC and seven from the NFC will battle it out to be the last one standing in New Orleans on Feb.

Oddsmakers have five teams with odds of +650 or better, while the AFC South champions and fourth-seeded Texans bring up the rear with their 100/1 odds.