As Notre Dame continues its preparation for the Orange Bowl, the biggest question around the program is Jeremiyah Love’s status. The Fighting Irish star running back injured his knee in last week’s Sugar Bowl victory over Georgia,

Since Notre Dame's season finale win in Los Angeles against USC on November 30, star running back Jeremiyah Love hasn't been quite right. He still dazzled with a 98-yard touchdown run in the first round of the College Football Playoff game against Indiana, while also battling a cold, but it was clear to see he was still not feeling quite right.

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman expects running back Jeremiyah Love to play in Thursday's College Football Playoff semifinal game and the Fighting Irish ground game to be at full strength against sixth-seeded Penn State.

While Notre Dame football star running back Jeremiyah Love deemed himself healthy enough to play against the Penn State Nittany Lions in the College Football Playoff semifinals, that might not actually be the case.

Jeremiyah Love spent two weeks off battling a knee injury and an illness. So when he ran onto the Notre Dame Stadium turf Friday night, he was playing at less than full strength.

Notre Dame football is itching for its first national title victory since 1988. The Fighting Irish have trusted running back Jeremiyah Love to help attempt to end the championship drought. Now, Penn State stands in the way in the College Football Playoffs at the Orange Bowl.

The Fighting Irish running back had previously deemed himself healthy enough to play against the Penn State Nittany Lions in the CFP semifinals - but that might not quite be the case

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