Irish t national semis

January 2, 2025

Irish to national semis … The final 4 for the CFP national semi-finals are now set as Notre Dame upset Georgia 23-10 in this afternoon’s delayed Sugar Bowl. The Irish will play Penn State in the Orange Bowl next Thursday with the winner to advance to the national final on January 20th against the winner of the other semi-final between Ohio State and Texas in the Cotton Bowl next Friday. Georgia was actually favored against Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl, but the Bulldogs simply couldn’t generate any offence with QB Carson Beck. Gunner Stockton did his best in Beck’s spot, but in the end that was a huge ask of a former walk-on making his first career start. Interesting to note that none of the 4 top-seeds that had opening round byes advanced to the semi-finals.