Notre Dame fans chant ‘we want Georgia’ during College GameDay

Be careful what you wish for, Notre Dame fans

Notre Dame Fighting Irish fans chanted “We want Georgia” during ESPN’s “College GameDay“. GameDay was interviewing Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart when Notre Dame fans started the chant.

Of course, No. 7 Notre Dame has to beat No. 10 Indiana in order in the first-round of the College Football Playoff in order to play Georgia in the Sugar Bowl in the playoff quarterfinals.

Kirby Smart is 2-0 against Notre Dame in his career at Georgia’s head coach, so Notre Dame fans may want to be careful about what they wish for. Yes, Notre Dame wants to win to play in the next round, but the last thing they need to do is give Georgia added motivation.

“Well, they’ve got to worry about their first game, first, that’s for sure,” said Kirby Smart. “We’ve got to worry about ourselves. That’s the primary thing we’ve got to do. We’ve got to get better ourselves and we’ve been working really hard here.”

GameDay host Rece Davis egged on Notre Dame fans. “Kirby, they were chanting they want Georgia. I’m not sure they do. (Notre Dame is) Winless all-time against the Bulldogs,” Davis said.

TV, commentators set for Sugar Bowl

The Georgia Bulldogs play the winner of the Notre Dame-Indiana game in the Sugar Bowl, which will be televised on ESPN

The No. 2 seeded Georgia Bulldogs (11-2) play the winner of the No. 10 Indiana Hoosiers (11-1) at No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-1) game in the Sugar Bowl. Georgia has a bye in the first round of the 12-team College Football Playoff.

Georgia is projected to play against Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl. The Fighting Irish are home favorites against Indiana. ESPN’s matchup predictor gives Notre Dame a 73.6% chance to beat Indiana and advance to play Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.

The Sugar Bowl, which is a quarterfinal, will be played in the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, and will be televised on ESPN. The Sugar Bowl is scheduled to be played at 8:45 p.m ET on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.

The television commentators for the Sugar Bowl game are Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline). This same trio will also commentate the Notre Dame versus Indiana game and a semifinals game.

ESPN’s “College GameDay” will be in South Bend, Indiana, for the Notre Dame versus Indiana game on Friday, Dec. 20. Notre Dame-Indiana kicks off at 8:00 p.m. ET.