The Fighting Irish are slight favorites over the Nittany Lions, who are getting some love from the algorithms.

Penn State and Notre Dame are teams that are built similarly, at least according to PSU coach James Franklin on Saturday. They’re both big and physical up front, led by confident quarterbacks, tough defense and want to run it down your throat.

This brings us to the Orange Bowl—Notre Dame and Penn State’s first meeting in a bowl game since the Irish claimed a 20-9 victory in the 1976 Gator Bowl. This time, both teams