Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart breaks down Notre Dame and Marcus Freeman ahead of the Sugar Bowl showdown

The College Football Playoff quarterfinal round will see the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs (11-2) facing the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-1) in the Sugar Bowl at 8:45 p.m. ET in New Orleans,

Georgia's defense has been inconsistent this season, so it will be important for the unit to bring its best against the Irish.

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.

Notre Dame (12-1) earned a spot in the Playoff Quarterfinals after a 27-17 victory over No. 10 Indiana in the first-ever College Football Playoff First-Round Game. The Fighting Irish, who are seeded No. 7, will be making their fifth Sugar Bowl appearance and are looking to continue their strong postseason run.

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.

A year after landing the best College Football Playoff semifinal game, the Sugar Bowl has scored arguably the most attractive CFP quarterfinal game in Georgia-Notre Dame.

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.

Ahead of his team's Sugar Bowl showdown against Georgia, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman required his players, staff and their families to spend the holidays as a unit. "It's an honor, it's a privilege to be able to celebrate Christmas together with your football program,