With the Fighting Irish being the "away" team at the neutral site in New Orleans, the traditional white uniform and gold pants combination would be most likely. It can be reasonably anticipated that Georgia will wear red, leaving Notre Dame with a good amount of creative freedom if it chooses to stray away from white.

Taking a dive into the offensive side of the ball for the Georgia Bulldogs ahead of their match with Notre Dame

The Bulldogs have dominated the all-time series against the Irish, even though the past two on-campus matchups came down to the very end.

Marcus Freeman has had an interesting journey in his short tenure as the head man at Notre Dame. There have been some really terrific and encouraging bright spots, but also many letdowns and head-scratching moments as well.

Now, Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame have the chance for a program-validating win on New Year’s Day in the Sugar Bowl against Georgia. Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs have been the standard of excellence in college football recently.

It's hard not to look ahead to Jan. 1 because the Sugar Bowl vs. Georgia is a chance for Notre Dame football to change its perception.

Our college football expert gives some early betting leans for Notre Dame vs Georgia in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinals.

The conclusion of the first-ever on-campus game in the College Football Playoff has set the stage for our first quarterfinal matchup in the new 12-team format. Notre Dame will advance to face Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on Jan.

No.7 Notre Dame will play No. 2 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, the quarterfinal of the College Football Playoff. Here are early bracket predictions for the matchup.

The No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish depth chart for the Allstate Sugar Bowl matchup against the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs is out. The biggest name that’s not on it is Rylie Mills — the defensive end is out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury suffered against Indiana in Notre Dame’s 27-17 win over the Hoosiers.