It's not every college football bowl game that features ritualistic sacrifice of a bowl game mascot after completion of the game. But then, not every team gets to play in the Pop-Tarts Bowl.

The quarterfinals featured the Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Eve (Penn State vs. Boise State) and the Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day. The semifinals feature the Orange Bowl on ...

The win advances the Irish (13-1) to the CFP semifinal against Penn State (13-2) in the Orange Bowl in Miami on Thursday, January 9, at 7:30 p.m. (ET).