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Did Notre Dame having to wait an extra day to play Georgia in the Sugar Bowl end up hurting? Objectively, it’s too soon to make that call. Still, Irish fans have to feel extremely fortunate that their team is in a scoreless tie with the Bulldogs after the first quarter.
The Irish barely have had the ball themselves, and the defense has featured a combination of bad penalties and allowing third-down conversions for Gunner Stockton, who barely has played this season compared to the injured Carson Beck. Were it not for [autotag]Adon Shuler[/autotag] forcing a Trevor Etienne fumble that [autotag]Jaiden Ausberry[/autotag] recovered, we might be talking about a different score.
Is it possible the injuries sustained to the Irish’s defensive line throughout the season finally have caught up with them? The Bulldogs came into this game with a much healthier offensive line that also happened to have a weight advantage on the Irish. That will be a concern all game.
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