MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Mitch Jeter’s 41-yard subject purpose with seven seconds left lifted Notre Dame to a 27-24 comeback win over Penn State within the Orange Bowl — one of many School Soccer Playoff semifinals — on Thursday.
The seventh-seeded Preventing Irish (14-1) received their thirteenth sport in a row and superior to the CFP nationwide championship sport, which can be performed on Jan. 20 in Atlanta. Their opponent would be the winner of the Friday night time Cotton Bowl matchup between fifth-seeded Texas and eighth-seeded Ohio State.
It is going to be the primary time Notre Dame has performed for a nationwide title since 2013 when it misplaced to Alabama in a sport performed in Miami Gardens.
Christian Grey’s diving interception of a cross from Penn State quarterback Drew Allar with 33 seconds left arrange the Preventing Irish’s profitable rating.
Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard accomplished 15 of 23 passes for 223 yards, one landing and two interceptions and transformed a key first down on the Preventing Irish’s closing drive to arrange Jeter’s game-winner.
On third-and-3, Leonard discovered Jaden Greathouse for 10 yards to the Penn State 25, and Leonard subsequently ran for two yards to make the try nearer. Jeter, who’s 7-for-8 on field-goal makes an attempt within the playoffs, snuck the ball simply inside the precise upright.
Greathouse, who completed with a career-high 105 receiving yards, made his largest catch when he hauled in a 54-yard landing cross from Leonard to degree the rating at 24 with 4:38 to go.
The Preventing Irish regained possession after forcing a Penn State punt. Nevertheless, Notre Dame’s personal ensuing drive fizzled at midfield when Leonard was sacked by Coziah Izzard, forcing a punt with 47 seconds left.
The sixth-seeded Nittany Lions (13-3) have been in search of a shot at their first nationwide title since 1986. They fell regardless of a stellar sport from Nicholas Singleton, who tied an Orange Bowl file with three dashing touchdowns.
Singleton ran for 84 yards on 15 carries. Kaytron Allen added 82 yards on 19 carries for a potent Penn State dashing assault, which amassed 204 yards on the bottom general.
Singleton tied an Orange Bowl mark set 5 earlier occasions, most just lately by a pair of Georgia Tech gamers, Synjyn Days and Justin Thomas, in 2014 towards Mississippi State.
–Area Stage Media