Who Notre Dame will play after Indiana's win

The first game of the newly expanded 12-team College Football Playoff has been announced.

No. 7 Notre Dame beat No. 10 Indiana 27-17 in the first-ever game of the expanded 12-team CFP on Friday at Notre Dame Stadium. Three first-round games remain Saturday to complete the CFP quarterfinal round, but the Fighting Irish became the first team from the first round to advance to the quarterfinals.

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While No. 1 Oregon, No. 3 Boise State and No. 4 Arizona State wait for Saturday’s games to find out their opponents for the next round, No. 2 Georgia knows it will face a Notre Dame team , which has won 11 straight games Friday’s win over the Hoosiers.

Despite having a long history in college football, the Fighting Irish and the Bulldogs are not familiar opponents on the gridiron, although the teams have faced each other numerous times in the last decade. Georgia, which won the SEC championship game against Texas, earned a first-round bye and the No. 2 overall seed. The Bulldogs have won two of the last three national championships.

Meanwhile, Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman will look to continue the Fighting Irish’s impressive run and win the program’s first national championship since 1988.

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Here’s what you need to know about who Notre Dame will play in the quarterfinals and a look at the CFP schedule:

Who will Notre Dame play in the CFP quarterfinals?

No. 7 Notre Dame will face No. 2 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff. The Bulldogs were 11-2 in the CFP, including two losses to Texas in both the regular season and the SEC championship game.

The Bulldogs are expected to be without quarterback Carson Beck in the quarterfinals. The Bulldogs are 3-0 against the Fighting Irish, including a 23-17 regular season win on September 21, 2019 in Athens, Georgia.

Georgia defeated Notre Dame 17-10 in the Sugar Bowl on January 1, 1980 – the teams’ only bowl meeting. The Bulldogs also defeated the Fighting Irish 20-19 on September 9, 2017 in South Bend, Indiana.

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College football playoff schedule

Always east

CFP first round

Friday, December 20th

No. 7 Notre Dame 27, No. 10 Indiana 17

Saturday December 21st

No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State | Noon ET
No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas | 4 p.m. ET
No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State | 8pm ET

CFP quarterfinals

Tuesday, December 31st

Fiesta Bowl: No. 3 Boise State vs. winner of No. 11 SMU-No. 6 Penn State | 7:30 p.m. ET

Wednesday, January 1st

Peach peel: No. 4 Arizona vs. winner of No. 12 Clemson-No. 5Texas | 1 p.m. ET
Rose bowl: No. 1 Oregon vs. winner of No. 9 Tennessee-No. 8 Ohio State | 5:00 p.m. ET
Sugar bowl: No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 7 Notre Dame | 8:45 p.m. ET

CFP semifinals

Thursday, January 9th

Orange peel: Sugar Bowl winners vs. Fiesta Bowl winners

Friday, January 10th

Cotton cup: Rose Bowl Winners vs. Peach Bowl Winners

CFP Championship Game

Monday, January 20th

CFP Championship Game: 7:30 p.m. ET

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Who Notre Dame will play after Indiana’s win

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