The Georgia Bulldogs have their opponent set for the Sugar Bowl. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will be heading to Louisiana to play the Georgia Bulldogs after defeating the Indiana Hoosiers 27-17.
The final score is a little deceiving: Notre Dame dominated the entire game against Indiana. The Fighting Irish scored their first points off of a 98-yard Jeremiah Love rushing touchdown to take a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Then in the beginning of 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 punted it to their own 43. Notre Dame used the short field to kick a 33-yard field goal.
Shop Georgia vs. Notre Dame CFP Sugar Bowl ticketsIndiana 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 and scored to make it 27-3. Indiana’s offense woke up too late, scoring a touchdown, getting the two-point conversion, recovering an onside kick, and then scoring another touchdown to reach the final score of 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 attempt against the best run defense in the country. The Fighting Irish will now travel to 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, losing by a combined score of 65-32, but Curt Cignetti should be lauded for turning a team that went 9-27 in the last three years to a playoff contender. The Hoosiers will be tested more next year, with road matchups against Oregon and Penn State, two teams in the CFP, on their schedule next year.
Notre Dame fans chanted “we want Georgia” during College GameDay and they get their wish.
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