The Irish and Bulldogs are set to battle in one of three College Football Playoff quarterfinal games on New Year's Day in the Sugar Bowl.

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

Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden discusses preparing for Georgia and new starting quarterback Gunner Stockton in the Sugar Bowl

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.

NEW ORLEANS (WNDU) - The Notre Dame football team is New Orleans bound to face the Georgia Bulldogs in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff on New Year’s Day. The Fighting Irish are 12-1 on the season and winners of 11 straight while the SEC-champion Bulldogs are 11-2 and coming off a bye in the first round of the playoff.

Outside of the Ohio State and Oregon rematch, the Notre Dame versus Georgia matchup might be the most anticipated game of the quarterfinals weekend. The two teams square off down in New Orleans in the Allstate Sugar Bowl,

Notre Dame football’s next challenge in the 2024 College Football Playoff is Georgia. This is probably the highest stakes game for the Irish but also the trickiest to preview. So let’s jump straight into it.