After getting through the College Football Playoff quarterfinals, the Penn State Nittany Lions and Notre Dame Fighting Irish will clash in the Orange Bowl game to determine which team will move onto the national championship.

No. 7 seed Notre Dame and No. 6 seed Penn State will face off in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night in the first of two College Football Playoff semifinal matchups. On the line is a spot in the College Football Playoff National Championship as both programs are hunting for their first national title in almost 40 years.

In an era that is now long gone, a trip to the Orange Bowl meant a break from the rough weather up north and the capper to a successful season that might even end with a championship trophy in the case.