MIAMI (WISH) — Notre Dame beat Penn State, 27-24, to get to their first national championship since 2012. Fighting Irish kicker Chase Jeter made a 41 yard field goal with eight seconds left to give them the lead. Notre Dame’s Christian Gray made a huge play with just 33 seconds left, intercepting Penn State quarterback Drew Allar at the Penn State 42 yard line. Notre Dame was able to get into field goal range after the interception to set up the game winning field goal. “Riley (Leonard) kept everybody under control and we knew we were in range,” Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman said. Notre Dame completed the comeback. They were down 10-0 and scored 17 straight points to take a seven point lead at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Penn State rallied back and took the lead again on Nicholas Singleton’s third touchdown of the game with less than eight minutes left in the game. It came two plays after Notre Dame thought they had an interception. Linebacker Jack Kiser picked off Allar in the end zone, but pass interference was called on the other Notre Dame defender in the area, safety Adon Shuler. But Notre Dame responded, as they did all game. On the next drive, Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard found wide receiver Jaden Greathouse for a 54 yard touchdown to tie the game up once again. And ultimately, they were able to make clutch plays and make it back to the national championship game. “We got great leaders,” Freeman said. “We got great players that chose to put this university and this football program in front of themselves, and that to me is probably the single thing that I’m probably most proud of is how we have a group of individuals that truly put Notre Dame football in front of themselves.” Notre Dame will play the winner of Ohio State and Texas in the national championship on Monday, January 20. More Notre Dame football coverage PHOTOS | Notre Dame fans showing out for CFP semifinal game Notre Dame fans excited to make trip down for Orange Bowl