The College Football Playoff hits the big time as it transitions from first-round games on campus to the quarterfinals and major bowl games. For Georgia, it's a familiar scene. The Bulldogs haven't lost a bowl game in six years.

Notre Dame football is closing in on a CFP quarterfinal game against Georgia, but first, it met the media in New Orleans.

The College Football Playoff quarterfinal round will see the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs (11-2) facing the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-1) in the Sugar Bowl at 8:45 p.m. ET in New Orleans,