Notre Dame secures emotional Sugar Bowl win over Georgia on stirring night in New Orleans after terror attack
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Notre Dame secures emotional Sugar Bowl win over Georgia on stirring night in New Orleans after terror attack

Daily Mail  

After a chaotic, tragic, and draining 48 hours in the city of New Orleans - the Sugar Bowl has crowned a champion. Notre Dame has upset the SEC Champion Georgia Bulldogs 23-10 to advance to the College Football Playoff Semifinals. Notre Dame players lift the Sugar Bowl trophy after defeating Georgia 23-10 on Thursday Victorious Notre Dame players sing their alma mater after the CFP quarterfinal win Notre Dame head football coach Marcus Freeman celebrates with his players Security personnel stand outside the Caesars Superdome a day after a terrorist attack Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard completed 15-of-24 passes for 90 yards and a touchdown while also leading the team in rushing with 14 carries for 80 yards. Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard had a combined 170 total yards of offense Notre Dame's Jayden Harrison returns the second half opening kickoff for a touchdown Georgia's Gunner Stockton got his first ever college football start and was sacked four times Fans leave the Caesars Superdome after the conclusion of the Sugar Bowl on Thursday Louisiana State Police watch as fans exit the Superdome after the end of the Sugar Bowl New Orleans mayor Latoya Cantrell was left visibly emotional during the moment of silence But in the College Football Playoff, he's gone 5/6. Notre Dame now plays in the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida against Penn State - another team that needed to play in the first round.

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The College Football Playoff championship game is set: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The College Football Playoff championship game is set: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State

Associated Press  

The first 12-team version of the College Football Playoff has reached the national championship game and it will be Notre Dame against heavily favored Ohio State. Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m. BetMGM College Football Odds: Ohio State by 8 1/2. How they got here: Notre Dame beat 10 seed Indiana, 2 seed Georgia and 6 seed Penn …

Notre Dame football team ravaged by flu ahead of CFP semifinal and Orange Bowl against Penn State
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Notre Dame football team ravaged by flu ahead of CFP semifinal and Orange Bowl against Penn State

Daily Mail  

Ahead of the biggest game for the Notre Dame football program in over a decade, the Fighting Irish's roster has been ravaged with the flu with their College Football Playoff Semifinal against Penn State on Thursday night. Notre Dame has been ravaged with the flu ahead of its CFP semifinal against Penn State The Fighting Irish outbreak is believed to …

Penn State, Notre Dame arrive at Orange Bowl with a bigger game in mind
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Penn State, Notre Dame arrive at Orange Bowl with a bigger game in mind

Associated Press  

DANIA BEACH, Fla. — In an era that is now long gone, a trip to the Orange Bowl meant a break from the rough weather up north and the capper to a successful season that, if things had gone great, ended with a championship trophy in the case. This season, for Penn State and Notre Dame, it’s the latest stop …

CFP head tells ESPN that Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl won’t swap kickoff times, dates
2 months, 3 weeks ago

CFP head tells ESPN that Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl won’t swap kickoff times, dates

Associated Press  

The College Football Playoff won’t swap kickoff dates and times for the Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl to give Notre Dame more time between games. Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey had asked the CFP if it would be possible to switch up the schedule because Notre Dame will have a shorter turnaround than Penn State heading into next Thursday’s Orange …

Freeman and Notre Dame handle ‘tough moments’ and oust Georgia from CFP with 23-10 win in Sugar Bowl
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Freeman and Notre Dame handle ‘tough moments’ and oust Georgia from CFP with 23-10 win in Sugar Bowl

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish found the right balance of family and football to produce a memorable performance under unprecedented, emotionally trying circumstances. Riley Leonard passed for a touchdown, Jayden Harrison returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score, and Notre Dame’s defense made it hold up in a 23-10 victory over No. …

Postponed Sugar Bowl played with enhanced security about 36 hours after terror attack in New Orleans
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Postponed Sugar Bowl played with enhanced security about 36 hours after terror attack in New Orleans

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Georgia and Notre Dame fans packed a plaza adjacent to the Superdome and enjoyed music under clear skies — under the watch of snipers on rooftops — before filtering into the stadium for Thursday’s College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Sugar Bowl. So I felt like, OK, they’re really paying attention.” Horsey was in New Orleans with …

No. 7 Notre Dame prevails over No. 2 Georgia in Sugar Bowl to reach CFP semifinals
2 months, 3 weeks ago

No. 7 Notre Dame prevails over No. 2 Georgia in Sugar Bowl to reach CFP semifinals

LA Times  

Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton is tackled by Notre Dame safety Adon Shuler during the second half of the Fighting Irish’s 23-10 Sugar Bowl victory Thursday. Riley Leonard passed for a touchdown, Jayden Harrison returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score, and Notre Dame’s defense made it hold up in a 23-10 victory over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on …

Notre Dame stuns Georgia in an emotional Sugar Bowl
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Notre Dame stuns Georgia in an emotional Sugar Bowl

CNN  

CNN — Notre Dame is headed to the College Football Playoff semifinals after stunning second-seed Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, being played in New Orleans just a day after an attack on New Year’s revelers left 14 people dead. Sean Gardner/Getty Images After being on the receiving end of his players’ traditional, post-victory Gatorade dunk, Notre Dame head coach Marcus …

Sugar Bowl updates: Everything we know about the status of the playoff game between Notre Dame and Georgia
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sugar Bowl updates: Everything we know about the status of the playoff game between Notre Dame and Georgia

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Besides ringing in the New Year, tens of …

The Sugar Bowl is postponed to Thursday after the deadly attack in New Orleans
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Sugar Bowl is postponed to Thursday after the deadly attack in New Orleans

NPR  

The Sugar Bowl is postponed to Thursday after the deadly attack in New Orleans toggle caption Tyler Kaufman/AP The Sugar Bowl that was slated to take place in New Orleans Wednesday night has been postponed after a deadly attack during New Year's celebrations, according to local officials. "With law enforcement assets that would typically be allocated to an event of …

Sugar Bowl postponed to Thursday after man drives truck into New Orleans crowd, killing 15
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sugar Bowl postponed to Thursday after man drives truck into New Orleans crowd, killing 15

New York Times  

By Matt Baker, Seth Emerson, Pete Sampson and Jenna West NEW ORLEANS — ​ Officials postponed Wednesday’s Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame until Thursday afternoon after a man sped a truck into a Bourbon Street crowd, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 30. U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, who represents Louisiana, called the decision to push …

No. 2 Georgia and No. 3 Notre Dame give the newly expanded CFP a classic feel at the Sugar Bowl
2 months, 3 weeks ago

No. 2 Georgia and No. 3 Notre Dame give the newly expanded CFP a classic feel at the Sugar Bowl

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — If Georgia playing Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl has a classic ring to it, it should. “When you get two big brands together in a stage like the Sugar Bowl, and to know it’s happened before, with some big names that played in the game, and to understand it has so much on the line this …

Notre Dame-Georgia Sugar Bowl preview: Players to watch, keys to game
3 months ago

Notre Dame-Georgia Sugar Bowl preview: Players to watch, keys to game

New York Times  

Yes, the expanded College Football Playoff gave us four home games last weekend and put a spotlight on what makes this sport great. But the 12-team field also gives us a couple of headliner quarterfinals, including Notre Dame versus Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day. GO DEEPER Georgia's Gunner Stockton has been preparing for this moment since …

Notre Dame protects home field in new postseason era with 1st playoff win, 27-17 over Indiana
3 months ago

Notre Dame protects home field in new postseason era with 1st playoff win, 27-17 over Indiana

Associated Press  

— Marcus Freeman learned the hard lessons from all those big losses as well as the inexplicable ones. On Friday night, in the first game in college football’s new playoff era, the Notre Dame coach celebrated the most significant victory of his career — in Notre Dame Stadium with snowflakes flying and players singing the school’s alma mater. Jeremiyah Love …

Indiana at Notre Dame in CFP will be teams’ 1st meeting since ’91, winner gets Georgia in Sugar Bowl
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Indiana at Notre Dame in CFP will be teams’ 1st meeting since ’91, winner gets Georgia in Sugar Bowl

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Indiana and Notre Dame campuses are separated by 200 miles in the Hoosier State, but their football teams haven’t met since 1991 and before that 1958. We’ve climbed that mountain.” The last time Notre Dame and Indiana played, Rick Mirer and Jerome Bettis led the …

NC State is aiming to end Georgia Tech’s unbeaten run at its home stadium and gain bowl eligibility
4 months, 1 week ago

NC State is aiming to end Georgia Tech’s unbeaten run at its home stadium and gain bowl eligibility

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! N.C. State at Georgia Tech, Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BetMGM College Football Odds: Georgia Tech by 8 1/2. Notre Dame beat the Yellow Jackets at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Oct. 19, but Georgia Tech is 4-0 on its campus. Haynes’ health will be a key, even …

Notre Dame’s College Football Playoff rooting guide: Which games matter the most for Irish?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Notre Dame’s College Football Playoff rooting guide: Which games matter the most for Irish?

New York Times  

— You may not have heard of Rich Clark. GO DEEPER College Football Playoff 2024 projections: How Week 9 impacted the 12-team bracket As Notre Dame takes its second bye week, here’s a viewer’s guide to the games that matter most for the Irish to make the 12-team field and how high they might rise in those rankings. Please don’t …

How to fix five of college football history’s most controversial national champion debates
4 months, 4 weeks ago

How to fix five of college football history’s most controversial national champion debates

New York Times  

No sport invites as much chaos and debate in crowning a champion as college football. Lansing State Journal columnist Bob Hoerner wrote, “The name of the game is win and although the Spartans didn’t quite make it against Notre Dame, they at least tried right up to the final bell. Per Big Ten rules, Michigan State was not allowed to …

Georgia holds on to defeat Ohio State and advance to CFP title game
2 years, 2 months ago

Georgia holds on to defeat Ohio State and advance to CFP title game

LA Times  

Georgia wide receiver Adonai Mitchell makes a touchdown catch in front of Ohio State cornerback Denzel Burke during the second half of the Bulldogs’ 42-41 win in the Peach Bowl on Saturday night. The Georgia quarterback threw the game-winning touchdown pass to receiver Adonai Mitchell with 54 seconds remaining to send the top-seeded Bulldogs to the College Football Playoff national …

Peach Bowl: Defending national champ Georgia faces Buckeyes
2 years, 2 months ago

Peach Bowl: Defending national champ Georgia faces Buckeyes

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Series record: Georgia defeated Ohio State 21-14 in the Florida Citrus Bowl to end the 1992 season in the only previous meeting between the schools. Ohio State can reach the national title game for the third time, even though they didn’t play for the Big Ten …

Sugar Bowl pits Alabama vs. Kansas State for first time
2 years, 3 months ago

Sugar Bowl pits Alabama vs. Kansas State for first time

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Alabama and newly crowned Big 12 champion Kansas State will meet for the first time at the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Eve. So, hopefully we can continue to build on that.” Kansas State did its best to help Alabama’s chances of a playoff berth by handing TCU its first loss of the season in overtime of …

Bounce back teams South Carolina, Notre Dame to Gator Bowl
2 years, 3 months ago

Bounce back teams South Carolina, Notre Dame to Gator Bowl

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ET LOCATION: TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Fla. TOP PLAYERS South Carolina: WR Antwane “Juice” Wells Jr., 63 catches, 898 yards, six touchdowns. NOTABLE South Carolina: The Gamecocks could be the hottest team heading into the bowl season after knocking Tennessee and Clemson out of College Football …

Georgia returns to home away from home to face Ohio State
2 years, 3 months ago

Georgia returns to home away from home to face Ohio State

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “We play pretty good here.” Georgia is trying to become the first team since Alabama in 2011-12 to win back-to-back national titles. The Bulldogs should have a home-field advantage when they face the Buckeyes, even though Ohio State’s fervent fan base figures to be well represented …

No. 1 Georgia faces No. 4 Ohio State in Peach Bowl semifinal
2 years, 3 months ago

No. 1 Georgia faces No. 4 Ohio State in Peach Bowl semifinal

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 4 Ohio State, 8 p.m. EST, ESPN LOCATION: Atlanta COACHES GEORGIA: Kirby Smart, 79-15 in seven seasons OHIO STATE: Ryan Day, 45-5 in five seasons TOP PLAYERS GEORGIA: QB Stetson Bennett,3,425 yards passing, 20 TDs, 6 INTs, 67.9% completions, plus 184 yards rushing, 7 TDs; TE …

CFP takeaways: Georgia faces a tougher than expected path
2 years, 3 months ago

CFP takeaways: Georgia faces a tougher than expected path

LA Times  

Georgia wide receiver Ladd McConkey, left, celebrates a touchdown with his teammates in the first half of the Southeastern Conference championship against LSU on Saturday in Atlanta. 3 Texas Christian, 12-1, in the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz., also on New Year’s Eve at 1 p.m. Could Ohio State and Michigan pose serious challenges as Georgia pushes to repeat as …

Alabama, Georgia set up SEC rematch in championship game
3 years, 2 months ago

Alabama, Georgia set up SEC rematch in championship game

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ARLINGTON, Texas — Brian Robinson Jr. ran for a career-high 204 yards and top-ranked Alabama rolled into yet another national championship game by overwhelming the first non-Power Five team to make the College Football Playoff. Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young threw three touchdown passes while mostly …

Angry Dawgs: No. 3 Georgia beats No. 2 Michigan 34-11 in CFP
3 years, 2 months ago

Angry Dawgs: No. 3 Georgia beats No. 2 Michigan 34-11 in CFP

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Michigan entered its first playoff appearance off a milestone …

The Latest: Notre Dame, Oklahoma St to clash in Fiesta Bowl
3 years, 3 months ago

The Latest: Notre Dame, Oklahoma St to clash in Fiesta Bowl

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ___ 2:35 p.m. Pittsburgh’s reward for its first ACC championship is a date with Michigan State in the Peach Bowl. 3 Georgia will meet in a College Football Playoff semifinal on New Year’s Eve at the Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida. Its only loss over …

Proud Georgia defense humbled in SEC title game loss to Tide
3 years, 3 months ago

Proud Georgia defense humbled in SEC title game loss to Tide

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! I feel like that wake-up call will help propel us.” When asked if he believed 12 lopsided regular-season wins had left the Bulldogs complacent, Salyer said “I wouldn’t say complacency. I think we earned the right to be in the College Football Playoffs.” Clearly, Alabama’s offense …

Roll Tide! No. 1 Alabama beats Notre Dame 31-14 in Rose Bowl
4 years, 2 months ago

Roll Tide! No. 1 Alabama beats Notre Dame 31-14 in Rose Bowl

Associated Press  

ARLINGTON, Texas — A truly untraditional Rose Bowl setting, a very common result for Alabama in the College Football Playoff. Notre Dame, in football’s final four for only the second time, has lost seven consecutive New Year’s Six games since 2000. I thought we did some of the things that we wanted to today but we simply didn’t make enough …

Pickens leads No. 5 Georgia past No. 8 Baylor in Sugar Bowl
5 years, 2 months ago

Pickens leads No. 5 Georgia past No. 8 Baylor in Sugar Bowl

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Georgia freshman receiver George Pickens left behind his regrettable ending to the regular season and put the rest of college football on notice that he will be an exceedingly tough cover in 2020. “I’ve still got growing to do, but I can kind of tell myself I’m improving every day,” said the 6-foot-3 Pickens, who was suspended …

College football: No. 16 Notre Dame avoids upset; No. 24 Memphis beats No. 15 SMU
5 years, 4 months ago

College football: No. 16 Notre Dame avoids upset; No. 24 Memphis beats No. 15 SMU

LA Times  

Ian Book ran seven yards for a touchdown with 29 seconds left in the fourth quarter to cap an 18-play, 87-yard drive, and No. Sports Notre Dame has a problem that a win won’t hide, and firing Brian Kelly won’t fix A look what happened Saturday in college football, highlighted by Notre Dame’s victory over Virginia Tech that reaffirmed the …

No. 3 Georgia holds off No. 7 Notre Dame 23-17
5 years, 6 months ago

No. 3 Georgia holds off No. 7 Notre Dame 23-17

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Ga. — On a raucous Saturday night between the hedges, No. We persevered.” The Bulldogs trailed 10-7 at halftime but turned the momentum when redshirt freshman Divaad Wilson snatched away a deflected pass by Ian Book for an interception deep in Notre Dame territory. Book’s 4-yard touchdown pass to Chase Claypool cut the deficit with 3:12 remaining, the Notre …

No. 3 Georgia holds off No. 7 Notre Dame
5 years, 6 months ago

No. 3 Georgia holds off No. 7 Notre Dame

LA Times  

Georgia’s Brian Herrien battles for yards against Notre Dame’s Troy Pride Jr. during a second half run on Saturday in Athens, Ga. Jake Fromm threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Lawrence Cager early in the fourth quarter and No. The Bulldogs trailed 10-7 at halftime but turned the momentum when redshirt freshman Divaad Wilson intercepted a pass by Ian Book …

No. 15 Georgia outslugs No. 24 Notre Dame, 20-19
7 years, 6 months ago

No. 15 Georgia outslugs No. 24 Notre Dame, 20-19

Associated Press  

— Georgia got to Dawg Walk out of Notre Dame Stadium with a victory, dozens of its fans forming a line from the locker room to the buses to congratulate the Bulldogs after the program’s first trip to this part of the country in more than 50 years. Georgia forced Brandon Wimbush and the Fighting Irish into a three-and-out, and …

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