The No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish silenced Paul Finebaum's national champion prediction for the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs on Thursday, delivering a dominant defensive performance that resulted in a 23-10 victory.

Notre Dame and Penn State are set to meet in the College Football Playoff Orange Bowl semifinal game. Let’s take a look at the early predictions for the matchup

Notre Dame is tied for 92nd nationally with 6.9 passing yards an attempt. Penn State is tied for 19th nationally with 6.3 passing yards allowed an attempt. Notre Dame ranks 11th nationally with 217.5 rushing yards a game. Penn State ranks eighth nationally with 100.9 rushing yards allowed a game.