The Georgia Bulldogs have prepared their opponents for the Sugar Bowl. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish travel to Louisiana to play the Georgia Bulldogs after defeating the Indiana Hoosiers 27-17.

The end result is a little misleading: Notre Dame dominated the entire game against Indiana. The Fighting Irish scored their first points on a 98-yard rushing touchdown by Jeremiah Love to take a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Then, early in the second quarter, Notre Dame marched 83 yards to score again, making it 14-0.

Indiana and Notre Dame each kicked field goals to end the half. In the second half, both teams punted on their first drives, but Indiana’s punt was to their own 3 yards, so they only returned it to their own 43 yards. Notre Dame took advantage of the short field to kick a 33-yard field goal.

Indiana showed some life early in the fourth quarter, blocking Notre Dame’s 37-yard field goal attempt, but Notre Dame drove 78 yards down the field on the next drive to make the score 27-3. Indiana’s offense woke up late, scored a touchdown, managed the two-point conversion, recovered an onside kick and then scored another touchdown to make the final score 27-17.

Overall, Notre Dame dominated Indiana with its running game. ND running backs ran for 193 yards and two touchdowns on just 35 carries, an insane 5.5 yards per attempt against the best run defense in the country. The Fighting Irish now travel to the Sugar Bowl looking to win against the Georgia Bulldogs for the first time in the Kirby Smart era.

The Hoosiers, on the other hand, ended their magical season with a dud. Sure, Indiana only played two ranked opponents all year and lost by a combined score of 65-32, but Curt Cignetti deserves praise for leading a team that had gone 9-27 the previous three years to a playoff spot. made candidates. The Hoosiers will be tested more heavily next year, with road games next year against Oregon and Penn State, two teams in the CFP.

Notre Dame fans chanted “We want Georgia” during College GameDay and got their wish.

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