- The Bulldogs got consecutive first downs out to near midfield, but the drive didn’t go past that.
- Notre Dame will have the ball at its own 25.
- The drive fizzles out on the edge of the red zone and the Irish settle for a 44-yard field goal attempt, which kicker Mitch Jeter drills to tie the game.
- Notre Dame 3, Georgia 3
- The Bulldogs can’t do much after the long pass, but it’s enough to get them into field goal range and kicker Peyton Woodring drills the 41-yarder.
- Georgia 3, Notre Dame 0
- Gunner Stockton hits Smith on a 66-yard dime and the Bulldogs have the first gamebreaking play of the game!
- A Georgia player impeded a referee on the play as he ran down the sideline, so the Bulldogs were penalized 15 yards on the back end of that one.
- Points will be at a premium in this one folks.
- The Bulldogs will have the ball back at their own 21.
- The Irish have the ball for the moment but they aren’t helping themselves with all the penalties. That’s 5 for 43 yards in the first 15 minutes.
- Oddsmakers figured this would be a low-scoring battle and it’s been just that so far.
- The Irish drilled Georgia RB Trevor Etienne in the backfield and the ball popped out! It’s recovered by Notre Dame.
- What a big early defensive play when it looked like the Bulldogs were going to at least put a field goal on the board if not more.
- Two passes from Gunner Stockton to Dillon Bell and the Bulldogs are past midfield and nearing scoring range.
- The opening possession for the Irish doesn’t go much better, as they lost 9 yards and went three-and-out.
- The Irish have the ball back after two penalties on Bryce Young. He ran into the Georgia punter on consecutive punts, but Notre Dame had buried them behind the sticks.
- ND ball at its own 33.
- It was short-lived. Notre Dame’s defense had Georgia moving backward from there and the Bulldogs are forced to punt.
- The Irish were going to get out of the first possession pretty easy, but a defensive pass interference call has given the Bulldogs a first down.
- We are underway with the Sugar Bowl!
- Georgia will start with the ball.
- Law enforcement officers stand guard next to a Homeland Security armored vehicle outside of the Superdome ahead of the Sugar Bowl on Thursday. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Getty Images)
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