Georgia vs. Notre Dame score, live updates: College Football Playoff quarterfinal at Sugar Bowl

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Three teams have booked their tickets to the College Football Playoff semifinals. Who will be the fourth?

The final game in the quarterfinals — the Sugar Bowl matchup between Georgia and Notre Dame — was postponed until Thursday after a terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans in the early hours of January 1 left 15 dead and dozens injured.

Follow the game action below (scroll for live updates).

Date: 1 January | Time: 8:45 PM ET | TV: ESPN | Line: Notre Dame -1 | Total: 45.5

No one will question how well Georgia coach Kirby Smart can motivate his team, especially in a situation like this with his starting quarterback injured and headed to the NFL. But how well can Georgia move the ball with Gunner Stockton in the game? We wouldn’t be surprised to see Georgia stick with its running game.

Live27 updates

  • Georgia beats it

    The Bulldogs got consecutive first downs out to near midfield, but the drive didn’t go past it.

    Notre Dame will have the ball at its own 25.

  • Notre Dame ties it

    The drive fizzles out on the edge of the red zone, and the Irish settle for a 44-yard field goal attempt, which kicker Mitch Jeter drills to tie the game.

    Notre Dame 3, Georgia 3

  • ND’s Riley Leonard delivers the chunk play

    The QB took a designed draw 29 yards and the Irish are closing in on the red zone.

  • Georgia on the board first

    The Bulldogs can’t do much after the long pass, but it’s enough to get them into field goal range and kicker Peyton Woodring drills the 41-yarder.

    Georgia 3, Notre Dame 0

  • Arian Smith goes deep for Georgia!

    Gunner Stockton hits Smith on a 66-yard dime and the Bulldogs have their first game-breaking play of the game!

    A Georgia player obstructed an official on the play when he ran down the sideline, so the Bulldogs were penalized 15 yards on the back end of it.

  • ND knocks it off

    Points will be at a premium in this one folks.

    The Bulldogs will have the ball back on their own 21.

  • End of Q1: Notre Dame 0, Georgia 0

    The Irish have the ball at the moment but they are not helping themselves with all the penalties. That’s 5 for 43 yards in the first 15 minutes.

    Oddsmakers figured this would be a low-scoring game, and so far it has been.

  • Fumble recovered by Notre Dame!

    The Irish teased Georgia RB Trevor Etienne in the backfield and the ball popped out! It is restored by Notre Dame.

    What a big early defensive play as it looked like the Bulldogs would at least put a field goal on the board if not more.

  • Georgia on the march

    Two passes from Gunner Stockton to Dillon Bell and the Bulldogs are past midfield and approaching the scoring line.

  • Notre Dame hits it back

    The opening possession for the Irish doesn’t go much better as they lost 9 yards and went three-and-out.

  • Two run-in-the-kicker penalties on ND

    The Irish have the ball back after two penalties on Bryce Young. He ran into Georgia punters on consecutive punts, but Notre Dame had buried them behind the punts.

    ND ball on his own 33.

  • Georgia scores on opening possession

    It was short-lived. Notre Dame’s defense made Georgia move backwards from there and the Bulldogs are forced to punt.

  • Georgia drive extended by PI call

    The Irish would get out of the first possession fairly easily, but a defensive pass interference call has given the Bulldogs a first down.

  • We are in the process of the Sugar Bowl!

    Georgia starts with the ball.

  • Exciting interpretation of the national anthem

  • The Superdome reopens from lockdown for the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame

    Law enforcement officers stand guard next to a Homeland Security Investigations armored vehicle outside the Superdome ahead of the Sugar Bowl college football game on January 2, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana, following a terrorist attack on January 1. At least 15 people were killed and 30 injured on January 1 when a vehicle plowed into a New Year's Eve crowd in the heart of New Orleans' booming tourist district overnight. said a city in the southern United States. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)Law enforcement officers stand guard next to a Homeland Security Investigations armored vehicle outside the Superdome ahead of the Sugar Bowl college football game on January 2, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana, following a terrorist attack on January 1. At least 15 people were killed and 30 injured on January 1 when a vehicle plowed into a New Year's Eve crowd in the heart of New Orleans' booming tourist district overnight. said a city in the southern United States. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

    Law enforcement officers stand guard next to a Homeland Security armored vehicle outside the Superdome in front of the Sugar Bowl on Thursday. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Getty Images)