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How much do tickets cost for the Orange Bowl? Penn State vs Notre Dame
We’ve reached the semi-final stage of the NCAA bowl season, with the 2024-25 College Football Playoff semis to be played this week.
NCAA bowl action is back again as we reach the climax of the season with the first semi-final set to take place in Florida today, as the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish go head to head in the Orange Bowl
Today’s game is the 20th all-time meeting between Notre Dame and Penn State. In the teams’ 19 previous matchups, the teams have earned nine wins apiece, with one game tied.
The 13-2 Nittany Lions, who defeated the No. 3 seed Boise State in the quarter-finals, are four-time winners of the Orange Bowl. However, they head into Thursday’s game as the +100 underdogs; indeed, Penn State has the longest championship odds of all four teams remaining in the College Football Playoff.
Winners of the Orange Bowl on two occasions, the 13-1 Fighting Irish are rated at -118 to beat Penn State, having reached the semi-finals by beating the two-seeded Georgia Bulldogs in the last eight.
Getting tickets for the Florida clash
Any college football fans in Florida and anxious to see the action at the Hard Rock Stadium at close quarters are in for both good news and bad.
The good is that there are still plenty of tickets available via the official Ticketmaster portal with the bad is that the cheapest ticket starts from $225 and for the more extravagant fans, teh VIP boxes still have availability if you’re prepared to fork out $3,500 for The 72 Club Living Room suite.
Looking ahead to the final
The winner of the opening last-four game will face the Texas Longhorns or the Ohio State Buckeyes in the National Championship Game, to be held at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 11 days' time. The Buckeyes, who are the bookmakers’ favorites for the title, take on the Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington, Texas, on Friday.
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