🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

Good morning, Nittany Lions! The 2025 Mack Brady Clinic is this Sunday!

What else are we serving up in today’s Brew?

🏈 Game day in Miami
🏀 Women host Oregon
🦁 And much, much more!

🏈 No. 6 seed Penn State faces No. 7 seed Notre Dame in a College Football Playoff semifinal game in the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla. on Thursday, January 9. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.

• Penn State meets Notre Dame for the 20th time in program history. The series is even at 9-9-1. The Nittany Lions and the Fighting Irish meet in a bowl game for the second time. The two teams previously played in the 1976 Gator Bowl, a 20-9 win by Notre Dame. In the last matchup in 2007, Penn State won 31-10. PSU held Notre Dame to 0 rushing yards on 26 attempts and 144 total yards, while Derrick Williams scored on a 78-yard punt return.

• In Penn State's 31-14 win over Boise State, Kaytron Allen (1,026 yards) and Nicholas Singleton (1,015) both went over 1,000 rushing yards on the season. They became the first Penn State duo to rush for 1,000 yards in the same season. Allen and Singleton is the first Big Ten duo since Iowa's Akrum Wadley (1,081) and Leshun Daniels Jr. (1,058) in 2016 and the ninth Big Ten running back duo to run for 1,000 yards in the same season. Allen and Singleton is the only running back duo with 1,000 rushing yards in the FBS this season.

• Notre Dame is the No. 7 seed in the College Football Playoff and earned a quarterfinal win, 23-10 over No. 2 seed Georgia, in the AllState Sugar Bowl. The Fighting Irish are 13-1 overall this season. Riley Leonard threw for 90 yards and a touchdown, while rushing for 80 yards. Jayden Harrison returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. On defense, Notre Dame held Georgia to 62 rushing yards and collected nine tackles for loss.

 📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Game Day In Miami! PENN STATE FOOTBALL PLAYS TONIGHT FOR A SPOT IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!

The No. 6 seed Nittany Lions are in Miami, set for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff against No. 7 seed Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium. The Fighting Irish have wins over No. 10 seed Indiana and No. 2 seed Georgia on its path to Miami, while Penn State claims wins over No. 11 seed SMU and No. 3 seed Boise State.

🏈 PREVIEW: No. 6 Seed Penn State Battles No. 7 Seed Notre Dame In Capital One Orange Bowl
🏈 GAME NOTES: No. 6 seed Penn State vs. No. 7 seed Notre Dame

⛷️ Winter Getaway

Start 2025 off on the PA slopes and experience the best winter getaway ever at Seven Springs Mountain Resort. Today is the final day to enter!

🔺 East vs. West. Penn State women’s basketball is at home today, hosting Oregon at 5 p.m. in the first matchup between the two programs as Big Ten foes.

The Ducks are 11-4 on the season and 2-2 so far in conference play, with wins over Northwestern and Wisconsin in their last two games.

🏀 PREVIEW: Women’s Basketball Takes On Oregon For First Time In History

🔺 Road Battle. Penn State men’s basketball fell on the road Wednesday night at No. 13 Illinois, 91-52.

Nick Kern led the Nittany Lions with 13 points, with Zach Hicks joining him in double figures with 11 points. Hicks crossed the 1,000-point mark for his career on Wednesday.

🏀 RECAP: Hicks Scores 1,000th Career Point In Road Loss At No. 13 Illinois

🤔 BLUE & WHITE TRIVIA

🦁 ONE BIG THING

🔺 Instant Impact. One of Penn State softball’s most highly-anticipated freshman classes has gained even more steam — the trio of pitcher Abigail Britton, catcher Macy Chamberlin and outfielder Natalie Lieto have been named to the D1Softball D100 Freshman Watch List!

🥎 READ MORE: Trio Of Nittany Lions Named To D1Softball D100 Freshman Watch List

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📅 TODAY’S SCHEDULE

Thursday, January 9
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Oregon @ 5 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen | Live Stats
🏈 Football vs. No. 7 seed Notre Dame @ 7:30 p.m. — CFP Semifinal at the Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) | ESPN | Listen | Live Stats

🦁 Have a great Thursday, everyone!