Orange Bowl 2024: Factors That Will Decide Notre Dame vs. PSU Semifinal Bracket Game

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Penn State Nittany Lions each reached the College Football Playoff semifinal with a pair of double-digit victories.

Notre Dame's Sugar Bowl win over the Georgia Bulldogs on Thursday was the most impressive victory of the bunch.

Notre Dame controlled the UGA game, just like it has for most of the season, through a strong defense and an efficient offense run by Riley Leonard.

In many ways, Penn State's in-game approach is very similar to Notre Dame's.

Both teams love to run the ball and rely on the passing game in certain spots to open up defenses.

Defensively, each team boasts a strong front seven, which could make the passing game far more important than it…