Paul Finebaum didn’t mince his words regarding Georgia’s standing following their loss to Notre Dame in the Quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff, comparing the Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs to the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Georgia football’s season came to an end. The Bulldogs fell to Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl, with the final score being 23-10. The late-game magic that propelled Georgia in their last two games was nowhere to be found.

The Georgia Bulldogs came into the Sugar Bowl optimistic. Despite massive flaws that caused several games to be close down the stretch, the Bulldogs won the SEC championship to secure a first-round bye.

The Georgia Bulldogs and Notre Dame Fighting Irish have completed the first half of play in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

Has Notre Dame football ever beaten Georgia? Here's what to know of the Fighting Irish's all-time record and series history vs. the Bulldogs:

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Arian Smith made one of the Bulldogs' only big plays in UGA's 23-10 loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Sugar Bowl. After the game, Smith gave credit to Notre Dame,

It's a New Year, and the Georgia Bulldogs are set to begin their postseason quest for the national title as they take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. This will be just the fourth all-time meeting between these two programs in a series that the Bulldogs lead 3-0.

The story of the Sugar Bowl can be boiled down to less than a minute of game time in final seconds of the first half and opening seconds of the second half.