Penn State coach James Franklin was seen on social media video comforting his daughter Addison Franklin, who broke down in tears after Thursday night's 27-24 loss to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl. Ta.
After the loss, the father-daughter duo held hands in the back hallway of Miami's Hard Rock Stadium, home of the Dolphins, on their way to the Nittany Lions' locker room.
Franklin held Addison in his arms until he saw Penn State running back Nick Singleton run out of the locker room.
Singleton was clearly upset after the loss and walked away with his hands on his head.
Franklin quickly approached him and took him back to the locker room.
Singleton dropped his arm and returned to the locker room without incident.
It was an emotional loss for the Nittany Lions.
Penn State quarterback Drew Allard made a crucial interception with 33 seconds left in the fourth quarter of a 24-24 game, sealing the fate of the Nittany Lions.
Struggling for most of the game, Aller threw a pass over the middle from Penn State's own 28-yard line to wideout Omari Evans on first down, but it was intercepted by Notre Dame's Christian Gray. It was done.
It was Aller's first interception in the CFP and his eighth of the season.
The Fighting Irish then got a first down and Mitch Jeter's 41-yard field goal with seven seconds left sealed the victory and a ticket to the national title game.
Penn State jumped out to a 10-0 lead late in the second quarter before Notre Dame fought back.
Notre Dame will play the winner of Ohio State vs. Texas on Jan. 20 in Atlanta.
The Buckeyes and Longhorns will meet in the other CFP semifinal on Friday night.
