Rise and shine Georgia fans! The Bulldogs play in their first College Football Playoff matchup this evening! It's a New Year, and the Georgia Bulldogs are set to begin their postseason quest for the national title as they take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Arian Smith made one of the Bulldogs' only big plays in UGA's 23-10 loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Sugar Bowl. After the game, Smith gave credit to Notre Dame,

Notre Dame passed for just 90 yards. It had fewer total yards than Georgia (296-244). But Jayden Harrison had a record kickoff return for a touchdown and

The Georgia Bulldogs came into the Sugar Bowl optimistic. Despite massive flaws that caused several games to be close down the stretch, the Bulldogs won the SEC championship to secure a first-round bye.

Following the Georgia Bulldogs' loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff, some fans have suggested that the outcome might have been different if injured quarterback Carson Beck had been able to play.

Notre Dame has been battling it's way back to glory, and is coming off of their best post season win since 1993 while Georgia is trying to remain the top dog and the team to beat in College Football.

The pass blocking for Georgia was also abhorrent. The Notre Dame pass rush sacked Gunner Stockton four times, stripping the ball from him twice. Georgia was ineffective on third and fourth down, going 2/12 on third and 0/3 on fourth.

Georgia and Notre Dame will take the field Thursday afternoon at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans amid heightened security and carrying the emotions of more than a berth in

Notre Dame's victory over Georgia made possible by many key transfers. High school recruiting will always be the heartbeat of the Notre Dame program. The Irish are not a program t