Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart breaks down Notre Dame and Marcus Freeman ahead of the Sugar Bowl showdown

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.

Sugar Bowl matchup is set. Notre Dame faces the Bulldogs in New Orleans. The Fighting Irish handled Indiana in a CFP first-round game.

Notre Dame advanced to the College Football Playoff quarterfinals by beating Indiana with relative ease at home.  The Fighting Irish have a far tougher task ahe

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.

Georgia's defense has been inconsistent this season, so it will be important for the unit to bring its best against the Irish.

Notre Dame (12-1) has bounced back resoundingly from a gut-punch Week 2 loss at the hands of 7-5 MAC program Northern Illinois, winning 10 straight games to punch their ticket to the CFP Playoff. The Irish’s soft 66th ranked schedule that includes signature wins over Texas A&M,

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are preparing to take on the SEC Champion Georgia Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl for a chance to move on to the semifinals in the college football playoff. While the weather played a big part in the story surrounding Notre Dame’s win over the Indiana Hoosiers — as well as the other three first round games — it will likely never be mentioned this week.