Notre Dame is facing Penn State in the Orange Bowl but is reportedly facing a flu outbreak in the locker room before the College Football Playoff semifinal showdown

Penn State plays Notre Dame Thursday night in the Orange Bowl in one of the two College Football Playoff semifinals.

Penn State coach James Franklin and Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman held their final media availability Wednesday before the Orange Bowl, where they discussed key injuries and preparing for their biggest game of the season so far. Here’s what the coaches had to say as the Orange Bowl approaches.

The loss to Northern Illinois is no longer relevant to Notre Dame. The losses to Ohio State and Oregon don’t matter to Penn State right now. The Irish (13-1) and Nittany Lions (13-2) face off in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night,

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will be all hands on deck when they square off against the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Capital One Orange Bowl in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Star runnin