An all-time Orange Bowl ended in thrilling fashion and fans reacted in huge ways as Notre Dame heads to the national championship game

Mitch Jeter made a 41-yard field goal with eight seconds left to give the Fighting Irish a 27-24 win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night. The Irish will play the winner of Friday's Ohio State vs. Texas matchup in the College Football Playoff title game on Jan. 20.

Don't miss a second of tonight's Orange Bowl with breaking news & real time scoring updates from NBC Sports throughout the game!

Notre Dame will play for the program's 12th national title after a thrill-a-minute 27-24 victory over Penn State on Thursday night in the Orange Bowl.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will play in the CFP National Championship Game against either the Texas Longhorns or Ohio State Buckeyes. Notre Dame should be cheering to face this team to have better odds of winning a national title.

After surpassing Penn State 27-24 in the Orange Bowl, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are headed to the College Football National Championship Game for the first time in over a decade. The Fighting Irish climbed back from a first-half lull with a strong second half,

Notre Dame beat Penn State 27-24 on Thursday night and will play the Ohio State vs. Texas winner for the national championship.