Georgia will face Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl

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Notre Dame players walk onto the field before a game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the first round of the College Football Playoff, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in South Bend. Notre Dame defeated Indiana 27-17.

Notre Dame players walk onto the field before a game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the first round of the College Football Playoff, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in South Bend. Notre Dame defeated Indiana 27-17.

The Georgia Bulldogs has their opponent set for the Sugar Bowl. Notre Dame Fighting Irish will head to Louisiana to play the Georgia Bulldogs after defeating Indiana Hoosiers 27-17.

The final score is a little misleading: Notre Dame dominated the entire game against Indiana. The Fighting Irish scored their first points on a 98-yard Jeremiah Love rushing touchdown to take a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Then, early in the second quarter, Notre Dame marched 83 yards to score again, making it 14–0.

Indiana and Notre Dame each kicked field goals to end the half. In the second half, both teams punted on their first drives, but Indiana’s punt was at their own 3, so they only scored at their own 43. Notre Dame used the short field to kick a 33-yard field goal.

Indiana showed some life blocking Notre Dame’s 37-yard field goal attempt to start the fourth quarter, but Notre Dame drove 78 yards down the field on the next drive to make it 27-3. Indiana’s offense woke up late, scored a touchdown, got the two-point conversion, recovered an onside kick and then scored another touchdown to make the final score 27-17.

Overall, Notre Dame dominated Indiana with their running game. ND running backs ran for 193 yards and two touchdowns on just 35 carries, good for an insane 5.5 yards per carry. try against the best run defense in the country. The Fighting Irish will now travel to the Sugar Bowl and look to win against the Georgia Bulldogs for the first time in the Kirby Smart era.

The Hoosiers, meanwhile, end their magical season with a dud. Sure, Indiana only played two ranked opponents all year and lost by a combined score of 65-32, but Curt Cignetti should be credited for turning a team that went 9-27 in the last three years into a playoff contender. The Hoosiers will be tested more next year, with road games against Oregon and Penn State, two teams in the common fisheries policyon their schedule next year.

Notre Dame fans chanted “we want Georgia” during College GameDay, and they’re getting their way.

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