Notre Dame made history by defeating Indiana and collecting its first CFP win for the university and its recently extended head coach Marcus Freeman. While this is a great accomplishment, nobody in Notre Dame land is satisfied, everybody wants more, as they all should.

The Fighting Irish have played two opponents more than once without posting a victory, including the Bulldogs.

Notre Dame has the chance to record its biggest win in over 30 years against Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. The question is: will it?

If Georgia playing Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl has a classic ring to it, it should. A national championship hung in the balance when a freshman running back named Herschel Walker helped the 1980 Bulldogs capture a national title by beating the Fighting Irish 17-10 in the Sugar Bowl.

Notre Dame and Georgia face off on New Years Day down in New Orleans, and with all of the matchups that will be highlighted throughout this game, none might be more important than the battle inside of the red zone.

The second round of the NCAA FBS college football playoffs conclude Wednesday with No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Georgia in a Sugar Bowl quarterfinal

Forty-four years later to the day, Notre Dame and Georgia meet again in the Sugar Bowl, the venue for their College Football Playoff Quarterfinal matchup. The winner advances to the Orange Bowl and takes one step closer to winning the first title of the 12-team playoff era.

Wednesday, 8:45 p.m. EST (ESPN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Georgia by 1 1/2. Series record: Georgia leads 3-0. What’s at stake? The winner moves on to a College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl in the first year of the expanded 12-team format.

Riley Leonard’s improvement in the passing game will be a key part of Notre Dame’s game plan against Georgia in the College Football Playoffs.