We are less than a week until the Notre Dame Fighting Irish travel down to New Orleans to take on the Georgia Bulldogs. The Sugar Bowl, which has a great history, is only going to get bigger and better as the second round of the College Football Playoffs rage on.

The No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs (11-2) face the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-1) in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana in the quarterfinal round of the College Football Playoff. Opening

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.

Now, Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame have the chance for a program-validating win on New Year’s Day in the Sugar Bowl against Georgia. Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs have been the standard of excellence in college football recently.

Friday night football takes on a new meaning today as Notre Dame and Indiana meet in the first expanded College Football Playoff game, and the first on campus. Here’s what you should watch for in the matchup,

The Le Moyne Dolphins (5-8) will visit Braeden Shrewsberry and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-5) at Purcell Pavilion on Sunday, December 22. The game starts at 6:00 PM ET.Keep reading below for