Notre Dame handles Georgia in Sugar Bowl, advances to face Penn State in College Football Playoff semifinal

The Irish deliver a sack to cap off a dominant defense effort and end the game. They're headed to the Orange Bowl now folks!

The Irish are facing a fourth down at midfield but it'll take some sort of miracle for Georgia to come back in this one.

The Irish are bleeding precious time off the clock now and the Bulldogs can't seem to stop them.

We're under 3:30 left in the game now.

The Irish were facing a fourth-and-1 and trotted their punt team out...then sprinted the offense back onto the field and Georgia was caught off-guard to the point where one player jumped offside to give the Irish a first down.

There's 7 minutes left in the game.

The Bulldogs went for it on fourth down again at the 9-yard line and Gunner Stockton's throw fell incomplete.

It's Notre Dame ball with 9:25 left.

Now it's the Bulldogs moving the ball and into the red zone. They just went for it on fourth-and-13 and drew a pass interference penalty to keep the drive alive.

The Irish converted on fourth-and-short to extend their drive into the red zone, but an illegal shift penalty moved the ball back and they had to kick a field goal, which Mitch Jeter nailed to extend ND's lead.

Notre Dame 23, Georgia 10

The Irish are moving the ball on the ground now and nearing the red zone as the clock expires on the third quarter.

Now it's the Bulldogs' turn to go for it on fourth down and they can't get it either. The Irish blitzed up the middle and put Gunner Stockton off center. He was still able to find a receiver but it was short of a first down.

Notre Dame ball at its own 42.

The Irish were facing a fourth-and-1 at midfield and coach Marcus Freeman left his offense on the field. They didn't get it on a draw play by Riley Leonard.

So Georgia will have the ball back at the 50 with 6 minutes left in the third quarter.

The Bulldogs have life after a deep pass play gets them into the end zone for the first time today! The score came on a throw from Gunner Stockton to Cash Jones for 32 yards.

Game on in New Orleans!

Notre Dame 20, Georgia 10

The Bulldogs couldn't get much going on their first possession of the second half and the Irish only gained 2 yards on their attempt.

Georgia will have it back at its own 38.

The second-half kickoff is a 98-yard touchdown return by Notre Dame's Jayden Harrison!

What a wild minute of game action in the Sugar Bowl. The Irish have scored 17 points in 54 seconds of game time.

Notre Dame 20, Georgia 3

The Irish changed the vibe of this game in an instance with a late turnover and TD just before the break.

They'll have the ball first when we return from halftime.

On the very next play, Riley Leonard finds Beaux Collins on a crossing route for a 13-yard touchdown.

What a huge turn of events just before the half!

Notre Dame 13, Georgia 3

What a massive play by the Irish just before the half! Notre Dame has it at the Georgia 13-yard line after Gunner Stockton fumbled the ball while being sacked.

The Irish are able to take the lead on a long field goal by Mitch Jeter with just over 30 seconds left in the first half.

Notre Dame 6, Georgia 3

We're still deadlocked at 3-3, but the Irish are near midfield as the game ticks toward halftime.

The Bulldogs got consecutive first downs out to near midfield, but the drive didn't go past that.

Notre Dame will have the ball at its own 25.

The drive fizzles out on the edge of the red zone and the Irish settle for a 44-yard field goal attempt, which kicker Mitch Jeter drills to tie the game.

Notre Dame 3, Georgia 3

The QB took a designed draw play 29 yards and the Irish are nearing the red zone.

The Bulldogs can't do much after the long pass, but it's enough to get them into field goal range and kicker Peyton Woodring drills the 41-yarder.

Georgia 3, Notre Dame 0

Gunner Stockton hits Smith on a 66-yard dime and the Bulldogs have the first gamebreaking play of the game!

A Georgia player impeded a referee on the play as he ran down the sideline, so the Bulldogs were penalized 15 yards on the back end of that one.

Points will be at a premium in this one folks.

The Bulldogs will have the ball back at their own 21.

The Irish have the ball for the moment but they aren't helping themselves with all the penalties. That's 5 for 43 yards in the first 15 minutes.

Oddsmakers figured this would be a low-scoring battle and it's been just that so far.

The Irish drilled Georgia RB Trevor Etienne in the backfield and the ball popped out! It's recovered by Notre Dame.

What a big early defensive play when it looked like the Bulldogs were going to at least put a field goal on the board if not more.

Two passes from Gunner Stockton to Dillon Bell and the Bulldogs are past midfield and nearing scoring range.

The opening possession for the Irish doesn't go much better, as they lost 9 yards and went three-and-out.

The Irish have the ball back after two penalties on Bryce Young. He ran into the Georgia punter on consecutive punts, but Notre Dame had buried them behind the sticks.

ND ball at its own 33.

It was short-lived. Notre Dame's defense had Georgia moving backward from there and the Bulldogs are forced to punt.

The Irish were going to get out of the first possession pretty easy, but a defensive pass interference call has given the Bulldogs a first down.

We are underway with the Sugar Bowl!

Georgia will start with the ball.

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