NEW ORLEANS — Eleven final thoughts on Notre Dame’s historic 23-10 victory over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, which sends the Irish to the College Football Playoff semifinals against Penn State in the Orange Bowl next Thursday, Jan. 9.
1. Marcus Freeman spent much of this season deflecting questions about expectations and goals and just how far this team could go. He talked about “getting this team to play to its full potential” whenever asked. And if Notre Dame had lost to Georgia, I would have pressed Freeman on whether the program met that sliding scale of a mark. Now I don’t have to. I already know the answer.
Advertisement
2. Does
→ Continue reading at The New York Times Sports
