New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said police officers would work to ensure safety at the event.

NEW ORLEANS -- The final game of the College Football Playoff Quarterfinals will determine the last spot in the final four, as the Georgia Bulldogs and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish duke it out in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day. Where: Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, La.)

The winner moves on to a College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl in the first year of the expanded 12-team format. Georgia had a bye into the quarterfinals at the Sugar Bowl, the very bowl at which the 1980 Bulldogs won a national title by beating none other than Notre Dame.

Georgia's talent and Notre Dame's injuries present hurdles, but there's reason to believe the Irish can get over the hump Wednesday.

Why is Georgia playing in the Sugar Bowl instead of the Peach Bowl for its CFP quarterfinals game? Here's what to know ahead of Wednesday's game vs. Notre Dame:

Notre Dame will be hunting Gunner Stockton all night against should be the best defense the Bulldogs have faced all season. Georgia is unable to stop the running game of the Fighting Irish and prevail in what will be a pro-Georgia crowd.

Wednesday night’s Sugar Bowl, a college football playoff tilt between No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 2 Georgia, will still be played tonight, despite the carnage that unfolded early Wednesday morning on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.

Riley Leonard’s improvement in the passing game will be a key part of Notre Dame’s game plan against Georgia in the College Football Playoffs.

When quarterback Riley Leonard transferred from Duke to Notre Dame for the 2024 season, he immediately went to work building chemistry with his new teammates.

Notre Dame star quarterback Riley Leonard discussed the difficulties of preparing for the loaded Georgia defense.