Backing up Love is Jadarian Price, who’s had a solid year toting the football himself. He and Love form a nice 1-2 punch and Price can handle the workload should Love be sidelined. Aneyas Williams has had some key carries, as well. Devyn Ford is next off the bench following Wiliams.

Notre Dame's loss to Northern Illinois stands as an infamous footnote to this college football season, one that sparked a 13-game winning streak and a berth in Monday's CFP championship game against Ohio State.

Notre Dame has released an injury update on star running back Jeremiyah Love ahead of Monday's CFP National Championship against Ohio State.

Based on how the games went during Jeremiyah Love's visits to Notre Dame, its an upset that he wound up in South Bend.

Jeremiyah Love could not be kept out of the end zone during Notre Dame’s Orange Bowl battle with Penn State on Thursday night, and gave an incredible effort to score a wild touchdown for the Fighting Irish. Love’s Herculean effort to get into the end zone early in the fourth quarter briefly gave Notre Dame their first lead of the game.

With the game tied at 10-10 early in the fourth quarter, Notre Dame faced a 1st-and-goal situation at the Penn State 2-yard line. They turned to Love on first down, running the back to the left side on a power design, pulling right guard Charles Jagusah in front of him, along with tight end Mitchell Evans.

Notre Dame star running back Jeremiyah Love is expected to be ready for Thursday's Orange Bowl game against 6-seed Penn State after practicing this week, Fighting Irish coach Marcus Freeman said Tuesday.

Ohio State had a couple snoozers to start things off as they dominated their first two CFP games. Ohio State blew out Tennessee at home in the first round as they won 42-17, and then they smoked one seed Oregon in the quarterfinals as it was 31-0 halfway through the second quarter. They cruised to a 41-21 win.

Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, who has been battling a knee injury, is on track to play against Penn State in the CFP semifinal at the Orange Bowl.

Jan 9, 2025; Miami, FL, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jeremiyah Love (4) celebrates a touch down in the second half against the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium. / Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

The Fighting Irish star running back confirms he’s ready to face Ohio State as Notre Dame chases its first national title in decades.