Unfortunately, Notre Dame proved themselves superior, winning 23-10. It felt like the Bulldogs were a few plays away from winning the game at any given time, but Notre Dame never gave them the chance, forcing two turnovers and shutting down the UGA offense in the red zone.

Georgia was talented enough to trick everyone into thinking it was built to win it all, but Notre Dame had other ideas in their Playoff quarterfinal.

Before the Tennessee Vols took on the Georgia Bulldogs in November, fans and analysts thought that UT's defensive line would have its way with UGA's struggling offensive line. Instead, the opposite was true.

The Georgia Bulldogs entered the Sugar Bowl seemingly refreshed after a bye. Despite the struggles against weaker competition many times over the year, Georgia earned a first round bye thanks to winning the SEC championship against Texas.