Irish Breakdown discusses several Notre Dame football topics after the Orange Bowl win over Penn State in the College Football Playoff semifinals.

Today's Rapid Fire topics include:

* We hear from Riley Leonard what Marcus Freeman's halftime message to his team was when they were trailing 10-3 in the Orange Bowl

* Freeman was asked on the field afterwards about how his team was able to overcome and win. We hear and discuss that comment.

* Fill-in the blank…Jeremiyah Love saying “We want to play Ohio State” after beating Penn State is BLANK.

* Which Irish win is bigger: Georgia or Penn State?

* Fill-in the blank...It’s BLANK that Penn State didn’t have a wide receiver catch a pass against Notre Dame.

* From the Champion’s Lounge: To start the second quarter, Penn State settled for 3 on 4th and Goal at the 2, after Nick Singleton dropped a low pass in the open from Drew Allar on 3rd down. The four points were ultimately the difference in the game.

1. 1 Would Freeman have gone for it?
2. 2 Was the FG the right call at this point in the game?

* Fill-in the blank…It’s BLANK that James Franklin is now 1-15 against AP top 5 teams as head coach at Penn State.

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Irish Breakdown is talking Notre Dame's Orange Bowl win over Penn State to advance to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on today's show! We discuss the big Irish win (is it the best ND game you've ever seen) and talk about the game's biggest plays and heroes and have comments from Marcus Freeman, Riley Leonard and Christian Gray.

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Vince, Trevor, Shaun and Bryan take questions from Irish Breakdown listeners following Notre Dame's historic win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl.

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Vince, Trevor, Shaun and Bryan break down the Notre Dame defense in the Orange Bowl against Penn State. They discuss all the position groups and how they performed. They also discuss special teams and how they were truly special in this game.

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Vince, Trevor, Shaun and Bryan take a look at the Notre Dame offense in the Orange Bowl against Penn State. They look at the offensive line, skill players and quarterback play.

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Vince, Trevor, Shaun and Bryan give their first thoughts on Notre Dame's huge 27-24 win over Penn State in the Sugar Bowl.

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Bryan and Trevor give their predictions for the Notre Dame vs Penn State matchup in the Orange Bowl. They also give predictions for the Cotton Bowl game between Ohio State and Texas.

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Notre Dame has been outstanding on defense all season, but Penn State presents some major challenges. Bryan and Trevor break down they keys to the Notre Dame defense continuing its dominant ways in the Orange Bowl. They also discuss players that are key to the defense thriving.

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