Notre Dame fought back from a sleepy first half and overcame a 10–0 deficit to get past Penn State in the Orange Bowl and will now play for the national championship. It was a much-needed thrilling game in a College Football Playoff that hasn't featured many compelling contests.

In the days since, though, Herbstreit has found a new companion for the road, another golden retriever named Peter. Turns out, Peter is actually Ben’s little brother. From the looks of it, Peter is pretty darned adorable, too, and he is getting along just about as well as Ben did at the big games.

ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit wants to see Ohio State earn more respect ahead of its matchup against Texas in the Cotton Bowl.

Kirk Herbstreit's dog, Peter, has the perfect view of Notre Dame vs. Penn State in the Orange Bowl from the sideline.

Kirk Herbstreit and the "College GameDay" crew ... they revealed their prediction for the Orange Bowl. Herbstreit believes the Fighting Irish will outplay the Nittany Lions and punch their ...

ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit with hi dog Peter during the fourth quarter of the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9, 2025. Joe Hermitt | [email protected] Joe Hermitt | [email protected]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish took down the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Orange Bowl on Thursday ... he wasn't on the call for this game, Kirk Herbstreit found himself getting called out ...

The other day I wrote a column on how the ACC, Big 12 and Group of 5 conference need to stand up to the SEC and Big Ten 10 and not let them dictate how things need to be run in the College

ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit joined the On3Sports ... "Then I got to go to Miami, like you guys, and get ready for the Orange Bowl," Herbstreit said. "We’re doing College GameDay leading ...

Ohio State and Notre Dame close the college football season Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, where the national champion will be crowned. As the season ends with a bang, ESPN plans a multi-platform broadcast to capture it.

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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).