With a chance to play in the national title game, Penn State and Notre Dame will square off in the College Football Playoff semifinals in less than 48 hours, and tickets are becoming more reasonably priced. Tickets to see the match live are still available. It is scheduled for Thursday, January 9 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
How to purchase tickets for Penn State vs. Notre Dame:The Lions vs. Fighting Irish College Football Playoff semifinal tickets are available on secondary websites Viagogo, SeatGeek, StubbHub, and Vivid Seats. Since the semifinal game was confirmed, the cheapest Hard Rock Stadium tickets have decreased by at least $40 each on all four secondary websites.
The beginning costs were as follows as of January 7:
#7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-1) vs. #6 Penn State Nittany Lions (13-2).
Semifinal College Football Playoffs matchup
When: 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 9.
Where: Miami Gardens, Florida’s Hard Rock Stadium.
With a strong start and a 31-14 victory over No. 3 Boise State in Wednesday’s quarterfinal round, Penn State edged closer to a potential berth in the national championship game. After the Broncos cut the deficit to 17–14 early in the third quarter, the Nittany Lions defense caused four turnovers and scored scores on two passes from Drew Allar to Tyler Warren and Omari Evans. Warren and Nicholas Singleton then pulled away late in the game with touchdowns. Ashton Jeanty, the runner-up for the Boise State Heisman Trophy, took 30 carries to get his 104 yards, but Singleton (87 yards) and Kaytron Allen (134 yards) outperformed him.
With a strong defense, Notre Dame defeated No. 2 seed Georgia 23–10 in Thursday’s quarterfinal, starting as a 1-point favorite. They then had a chance to play Penn State for a berth in the national championship game. Although the Irish only managed 90 passing yards and lost against the Bulldogs 296-244, they dominated the ground game with 37 carries for 154 rushing yards and held Georgia to just 2 of 12 third downs. With 28 seconds remaining in the first half, Beaux Collins of Notre Dame scored a touchdown. Jayden Harrison then returned the kickoff 98 yards for a score in the second half, giving the Fighting Irish their 12th consecutive victory.
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