The No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs (11-2) face 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. Opening

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 conclusion of the first-ever on-campus game in the College Football Playoff has set the stage for our first quarterfinal matchup in the new 12-team format. Notre Dame will advance to face Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on Jan.

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.

Now, Notre Dame has lost its sack leader. For the Fighting Irish, being without senior defensive tackle Rylie Mills for the CFP quarterfinals in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1 in the Caesars Superdome (7:45 p.m.) may prove more costly, at least emotionally, than the Bulldogs being without Carson Beck for the Sugar Bowl and beyond.

Star Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive lineman Rylie Mills has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2024 college football season and will miss the Sugar Bowl against the Georgia Bulldogs. Mills leads Notre Dame in sacks with 7.

The Georgia Bulldogs have a big time advantage over Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl. The first round of the college football playoff finished up this past weekend

It’s fitting that the Georgia vs. Notre Dame game will get primetime treatment on New Year’s Day because it’s probably the most exciting matchup on paper. Although this contest opened as a pick ’em, the Bulldogs have become a small favorite.