The win advances the seventh-seed Irish (12-1) to the All-State Sugar Bowl to play No. 2-seed Georgia (11-2) on New Year's at 8:45 p.m. (ET) in the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

Suddenly Ryan Day's stock is trending way up. The Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl will host quarterfinal games. The venues for this season's semifinals are the Orange Bowl and ...