With the game tied at 24, another errant Allar throw in the final minute landed in the hands of Notre Dame cornerback Christian Gray at the Penn State 42. A few snaps later, Irish kicker Mitch Jeter made good on his 41-yard try with seven seconds left and the Lions were cooked.

Drew Allar's critical interception sealed Penn State's loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Orange Bowl.

At about the worst possible time, Drew Allar fired a tad too high. With less than a minute left in a tie game in Thursday’s College Football Playoff semifinal, the Penn State sophomore quarterback scanned the field and saw no one open.

Drew Allar made perhaps the costliest mistake of his football career when he was intercepted by Notre Dame cornerback Christian Gray in Thursday's Orange Bowl loss. Under pressure, Allar threw the football across the field over the middle,

Penn State quarterback Drew Allar made a costly mistake late in the Nittany Lions' loss to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl on Thursday. With just over

Penn State did not get the result it wanted in the Orange Bowl against Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish rallied for a 27-24 victory in their semifinal with the Nittany Lions to advance to the Jan. 20 national championship game in Atlanta.

Penn State’s 27-24 loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff brought its season to a close before it expected. Let’s take a look at the good, the bad and the ugly from the heartbreaking defeat.

Late mistakes from Penn State quarterback Drew Allar and questionable decisions from head coach James Franklin led to Notre Dame winning the Orange Bowl

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish overcame deficits of 10-0 and 24-17 to defeat Penn State, 27-24, in the Orange Bowl, advancing to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 20. Here are the nine winners and losers from the contest.

The Nittany Lions fell to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in College Football Playoff semifinal by a score of 27-24, with the game flipping in