When Notre Dame faces off with Georgia on New Years Day in the Sugar Bowl, whichever team starts faster will be the overwhelming favorite to go on and win the game. Notre Dame has played out in front with a lead for the majority of the season and has yet to have to play from behind.

The final quarterfinal matchup of the 2024-25 College Football Playoff features two of the most iconic programs in college football history, as SEC champion (2) Georgia takes on (7) Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl.

One hero of Georgia’s previous Sugar Bowl appearance against Notre Dame hopes so. Then Bulldogs safety Scott Woerner had two interceptions on New Year’s Day, 1981, the last one helping to clinch a 17-10 victory and the national championship.