ATHENS — We know that Georgia is in the College Football Playoffs, as the Bulldogs locked up the No. 2 seed. We know they will play the winner of No. 7 Notre Dame-No. 10 Indiana.
And now we know a game time and TV network. Georgia’s College Football Playoff quarterfinal game will be on ABC at 8:45 p.m. ET on Jan. 1.
The Notre Dame-Indiana game will be played on Friday, Dec. 20 at 8 p.m. ET. Notre Dame will host that game as the higher seed. The four first-round hosts are Texas, Penn State, Notre Dame and Ohio State.
Georgia will play in the Sugar Bowl, having won the SEC Championship game on Saturday. The Bulldogs beat Texas 22-19, winning in overtime.
The Bulldogs, because of the bye, will more rest. Given the Bulldogs have an injury to quarterback Carson Beck and punter Brett Thorson, Georgia very much could use the rest.
“We could use a bye,” outside linebacker Jalon Walker said. “We had a pretty long season, and I felt like we’ll use it to our advantage to get healthy, to get the game planned, and just a time for us to readjust and get ready for our game.”
Georgia last played Notre Dame in 2019, with that game being played in Athens. Georgia famously played, and beat, Notre Dame in the 1981 Sugar Bowl, which allowed Georgia to win the 1980 National Championship. Georgia has never played Indiana.
Should Georgia win in the Sugar Bowl, the Bulldogs would play one of SMU, Penn State and Boise State. Should Georgia win, the Bulldogs would play in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9.
Georgia football College Football Playoff game time, TV Network, location revealed
Game time: 8:45 p.m. ET
TV Network: ABC
Date: Jan. 1
Location: New Orleans
