Notre Dame made history by defeating Indiana and collecting its first CFP win for the university and its recently extended head coach Marcus Freeman. While this is a great accomplishment, nobody in Notre Dame land is satisfied, everybody wants more, as they all should.

If Georgia playing Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl has a classic ring to it, it should. A national championship hung in the balance when a freshman running back named Herschel Walker helped the 1980 Bulldogs capture a national title by beating the Fighting Irish 17-10 in the Sugar Bowl.

Forty-four years later to the day, Notre Dame and Georgia meet again in the Sugar Bowl, the venue for their College Football Playoff Quarterfinal matchup. The winner advances to the Orange Bowl and takes one step closer to winning the first title of the 12-team playoff era.

No. 2 seed Georgia and fifth-seeded Notre Dame square off in New Orleans as the Sugar Bowl hosts a quarterfinal game in the first 12-team College Football Playoff.

How to watch Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff game between Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Georgia Bulldogs on Wednesday, Jan. 1, with time, TV channel.

Riley Leonard’s improvement in the passing game will be a key part of Notre Dame’s game plan against Georgia in the College Football Playoffs.

When quarterback Riley Leonard transferred from Duke to Notre Dame for the 2024 season, he immediately went to work building chemistry with his new teammates.

Notre Dame star quarterback Riley Leonard discussed the difficulties of preparing for the loaded Georgia defense.