Notre Dame has allowed a Completion rate of 51% since the 2023 season, the top mark in FBS. The Irish have also allowed just 159.8 receiving yards per game since the 2023 season, 2nd-best in FBS. Jeremiyah Love has averaged 7.7 yards from scrimmage per touch this season, 4th-best among FBS Running Backs.

The No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs (11-2) play the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-1) in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana in the quarterfinal round of the College Football Playoff. Kickoff is

A year after landing the best College Football Playoff semifinal game, the Sugar Bowl has scored arguably the most attractive CFP quarterfinal game in Georgia-Notre Dame.

Notre Dame (12-1) earned a spot in the Playoff Quarterfinals after a 27-17 victory over No. 10 Indiana in the first-ever College Football Playoff First-Round Game. The Fighting Irish, who are seeded No. 7, will be making their fifth Sugar Bowl appearance and are looking to continue their strong postseason run.

With the Fighting Irish being the "away" team at the neutral site in New Orleans, the traditional white uniform and gold pants combination would be most likely. It can be reasonably anticipated that Georgia will wear red, leaving Notre Dame with a good amount of creative freedom if it chooses to stray away from white.

The Bulldogs have dominated the all-time series against the Irish, even though the past two on-campus matchups came down to the very end.

The Georgia Bulldogs have their opening College Football Playoff game coming up against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day. Head coach Kirby Smart has coached many big games before this.

Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Jalon Walker was named the 2024 winner of the Butkus Award, which is the most prestigious accolade given annually to the nation's best linebacker. It was well-deserved after Walker finished his junior season with the Bulldogs recording 58 tackles,