Georgia did just enough to pull out a win over Notre Dame on Saturday.
The No. 3 Bulldogs took control in the fourth quarter and held on for a 23-17 home victory over the No. 7 Fighting Irish at Sanford Stadium.
D’Andre Swift rushed for 98 yards and a score for Georgia while Fighting Irish quarterback Ian Book finished with 275 passing yards and two touchdowns but threw two costly second-half interceptions.
Georgia improved to 4-0 with the victory. Notre Dame dropped to 2-1.
Here are three takeaways from Georgia’s key win
Jake Fromm delivers late for Georgia
Jake Fromm didn’t have his best game against Notre Dame. But, he came through for his team when it needed him most.
Early in the fourth quarter, Fromm led an eight-play, 82-yard drive which ended with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Lawrence Cager to put Georgia ahead 20-10 with a little more than 13 minutes to play. From there, the Bulldogs never relinquished the lead.
The junior finished the game 20-of-26 passing with 187 yards and the touchdown. He didn’t turn the ball over and added 15 yards on the ground, as well.
Notre Dame has to run the table
Notre Dame’s remaining schedule is a double-edged sword.
As of now, the Fighting Irish will face only two ranked teams the rest of the way: a matchup with Virginia next week and a trip to Ann Arbor to face Michigan on Oct. 26. Both of those games appear manageable and aside from a mid-October matchup with USC, they’ll face no real tests.
Notre Dame has a very good chance to run the table, but, without the opportunity to pick up a true, marquee win, that may still not be enough to get the team into the College Football Playoff. Another loss over the last nine games of the season would all but certainly eliminate the Fighting Irish from championship contention.
College football needs more games like this
College football fans were looking forward to this game for months.
The matchup between Notre Dame and Georgia featured two of the top programs in the country playing a nonconference game on campus. Sanford Stadium was packed and the environment was electric.
Regardless of the outcome, these highly anticipated, must-see games are good for college football and the sport could use more of them.
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