Fast forward to today's announcement coming out of Happy Valley that Head Coach James Franklin has been fired, and shortly after, it was announced that Kemon Spell was decommitting from Penn State and moving on with his recruitment. Was he already planning to bolt prior to Franklin being let go? That answer we may never get, but from the outside looking in, it appeared this was bound to happen whether Franklin retained his job or not.

Irish Hockey came up just short in both meetings at Penn State this past weekend, extending their losing streak to four. Series recap here:

Notre Dame and Penn State meet tonight with a trip to the National Championship on the line. We preview PSU's defense here:

Notre Dame takes on the Penn State Nittany Lions in the CFP Semifinal at the Orange Bowl. We preview the PSU offense here:

Notre Dame bested Penn State at Wrigley Field after an eight-round shootout. Recap the game here: