We are less than a week until the Notre Dame Fighting Irish travel down to New Orleans to take on the Georgia Bulldogs. The Sugar Bowl, which has a great history, is only going to get bigger and better as the second round of the College Football Playoffs rage on.

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

With the Fighting Irish being the "away" team at the neutral site in New Orleans, the traditional white uniform and gold pants combination would be most likely. It can be reasonably anticipated that Georgia will wear red, leaving Notre Dame with a good amount of creative freedom if it chooses to stray away from white.

Taking a dive into the offensive side of the ball for the Georgia Bulldogs ahead of their match with Notre Dame

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.

Now, Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame have the chance for a program-validating win on New Year’s Day in the Sugar Bowl against Georgia. Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs have been the standard of excellence in college football recently.

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.

Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Jalon Walker was named the 2024 winner of the Butkus Award, which is the most prestigious accolade given annually to the nation's best linebacker. It was well-deserved after Walker finished his junior season with the Bulldogs recording 58 tackles,