The semifinals for the 12-team College Football Playoff for the 2024-25 season starts on Thursday night with Penn State and Notre Dame meeting in the Orange Bowl. On Friday night, a big-time clash is slated for the Cotton Bowl with Ohio State taking on Texas.

Notre Dame now heads to the Orange Bowl where it will take on Penn State for a spot in the national championship. Notre Dame fans and haters alike were ecstatic following the huge victory and took to social media to react. Below are some of the best social media posts following the MASSIVE victory!

The No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions face the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a College Football Playoff national semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl today. This game is available on multiple streaming services for free.

The Nittany Lions enter the semifinal with two extra days of rest — following the postponement of the Sugar Bowl — that Notre Dame needed even more.

Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard, 22, majored in public policy at Duke with a minor in markets and management studies.

The girlfriend of Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard is trending on social media before kickoff at the Orange Bowl on Thursday evening. Notre Dame, the No. 7 seed in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff,

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard has been on a hot streak in the postseason with the Fighting Irish and he has a chance to continue growing his narrative as the team prepares to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions at the Orange Bowl in the semifinals of the College Football Playoffs.

Notre Dame football offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock on the value of 1-on-1 meetings with Riley Leonard this season.