Notre Dame vs Penn State: How to watch the 2025 Orange Bowl tonight

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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 02: RJ Oben #9 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in action against the Georgia Bulldogs during the 91st Allstate Sugar Bowl at Caesars Superdome on January 2, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo: Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

RJ Oben and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will face Penn State at the Orange Bowl on Thursday night; Here’s how you see. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

Only four teams remain in the College Football Playoff, bringing us closer to the end of the first-ever 12-team playoff bracket. This week’s semifinals include the 91st annual Orange Bowl game (officially the Capital One Orange Bowl), which will take place Thursday night between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Penn State Nittany Lions. The two teams have met 19 times since 1913, with a record of 9-9-1. This week’s game will break that tie, at least for now, and send the winner to the NCAA championship final on Jan. 20, where they will play the winner of the upcoming Cotton Bowl between Ohio State and Texas.

Here’s how to watch the Orange Bowl game between Notre Dame and Penn State, and you can also check out the College Football Playoff schedule for the rest of the postseason.

Date: Thursday 9 January 2025

Time: 7:30 p.m. ET

Location: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL

TV channel: ESPN

Streaming: DirecTV, Hulu with Live TV, Fubo, YouTube TV and more

You can watch coverage of this week’s Penn State vs. Notre Dame Orange Bowl game starting at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN.

You can tune in to the Penn State vs Notre Dame game on ESPN, which is carried by multiple platforms, including Fubo TV, DirecTV and YouTube TV.

Fubo TV gives you access to ESPN, Fox, ABC, CBS, NFL Network and 100+ more live channels. At $80/month, the live TV streaming service is certainly a big investment for football fans, but it’s one of the most comprehensive ways to catch tons of NCAA games this season, and it still gives you big savings compared to a traditional cable package. Fubo subscribers also get 1000 hours of cloud DVR storage.

Right now, the platform offers a free 7-day trial so you can check out everything the platform has to offer risk-free.

Try it for free at Fubo

(DirecTV)

DirecTV Stream’s Choice tier (currently $105.98/month with fees) gives you access to all the usual football suspects: NFL Network, ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox. The Plus Choice tier gives you CBSSN, FS1, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, SEC Network and plenty of local RSNs. The best part is that you can currently try all of this for free. So if you’re interested in trying a live TV streaming service for football season but aren’t ready to commit, we recommend starting with DirecTV Stream.

You also get unlimited Cloud DVR storage included with whichever DirecTV package you choose.

Try for free on DirecTV

All times eastern

Thursday 9 January

Orange Bowl: Penn State vs. Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday 10 January

Cotton Bowl: Ohio State vs. Texas, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, January 20

CFP National Championship: Teams TBD, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

The remaining NCAA football playoff games will be shown on ESPN. If your cable provider doesn’t have ESPN, or you’re looking for a way to stream it, the channel is available on several services, including Hulu with Live TV, Fubo, DirecTV and Sling.

Here’s a rundown of the platforms we recommend so that when it comes game time, tuning in to your favorite team’s game will be as easy as turning on the TV…

(DirecTV)

DirecTV Stream’s Choice tier (currently $105.98/month with fees) gives you access to all the usual football suspects: NFL Network, ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox. The Plus Choice tier gives you CBSSN, FS1, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, SEC Network and plenty of local RSNs. The best part is that you can currently try all of this for free. So if you’re interested in trying out a live TV streaming service for football season but aren’t ready to commit, we recommend starting with DirecTV Stream.

You also get unlimited Cloud DVR storage included with whichever DirecTV package you choose.

Benefits

  • Full package free trial available
  • Many local RSNs included
  • Unlimited Cloud DVR
Disadvantages

  • Cost
  • ABC and ESPN are currently not included

Try for free on DirecTV

(fubo)

Fubo TV gives you access to ESPN, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC and 100+ more live channels. Starting at $80/month, the live TV streaming service is definitely pricey (but definitely not the most expensive option on this list), but offers almost every channel you need to watch both the NCAA football season and the 2024 NFL season.

Fubo subscribers also get unlimited cloud DVR storage, and right now new subscribers can get $30 off their first month of any tier.

Benefits

  • 1000 hours of cloud DVR storage

$50 for your first month with Fubo