Penn State jumped out to an early double-digit lead, but Notre Dame got stronger as the Orange Bowl game wore on and defeated the Lions, 27-24, in a College Football Playoff semifinal Thursday night before 66,881 at Hard Rock Stadium.

The Irish, now 14-1, advance to play the winner of the other CFP semifinal between Ohio State and Texas, set for tonight at the Cotton Bowl.

Penn State’s season ended after two CFP victories at 13-3.

After the Lions jumped out to a 10-0 lead, the game went back and forth and was tied at 10, 17 and 24 before a Drew Allar interception with 33 seconds remaining gave Notre Dame possession at the Penn State 42.

Penn State head coach James Franklin looks up from the sidelines during the first half of the Orange Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal game against Notre Dame on Thursday in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Associated Press

From there, the Irish made one first down, inched into field goal range, and Irish placekicker Mitch Jeter drilled the game-winner with 10 seconds remaining.

Penn State took a 3-0 lead on Ryan Barker’s 20-yard field goal on the last play of the first quarter after a Lions drive stalled at the 3.

The Nits extended the lead to 10-0 late in the first half by going 90 yards on 15 plays — mainly on the ground — and capped the drive on Nick Singleton’s 5-yard touchdown with 2:18 remaining before intermission.

The Irish cut into the lead on a 41-yard field goal by Jeter to close the first half, pulling within 10-3.

ND opened the second half with an eight-play, 75-yard touchdown drive and tied the game at 10 on Riley Leonard’s 3-yard run with 10:46 remaining in the third quarter.

The Irish extended the lead to 17-10 when Jeremiyah Love bulled his way into the end zone from two yards out for a touchdown with 14:07 remaining in the fourth quarter.

But Penn State answered, driving 75 yards on seven plays, capped by Singleton’s 7-yard cutback touchdown run to tie the game at 17 with 10:20 to play.

Dani Dennis-Sutton’s interception set up the Nittany Lions’ go-ahead touchdown (24-17) on a 7-yard run by Singleton with 7:55 remaining.

Notre Dame tied it back up at 24 when Leonard found Jaden Greathouse alone behind the Penn State secondary for a 54-yard touchdown with 4:38 remaining.

The teams exchanged punts before Allar was intercepted by ND’s Christian Gray.

The CFP championship game is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 20, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.