Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart breaks down Notre Dame and Marcus Freeman ahead of the Sugar Bowl showdown

Georgia's defense has been inconsistent this season, so it will be important for the unit to bring its best against the Irish.

Seventh-seeded Notre Dame faces the task of replacing another key defensive player as it prepares for second-seeded Georgia and a Bulldogs' quarterback the Fighting Irish know little about.

The Georgia Bulldogs are at work, preparing for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Sugar Bowl. Here are our observations from the open viewing period.

Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden discusses preparing for Georgia and new starting quarterback Gunner Stockton in the Sugar Bowl

We've got the Notre Dame vs. Georgia. The College Football playoffs enters its second round next week, and the Fighting Irish will face the Bulldogs in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Notre Dame breezed by Indiana to advance to the quarter-finals,

The Irish and Bulldogs are set to battle in one of three College Football Playoff quarterfinal games on New Year's Day in the Sugar Bowl.

The Georgia Bulldogs will be without sophomore running back Roderick Robinson when they take on Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl. UGASports.com confirmed that Robinson suffered a "lower body" injury at practice this week.

See the Bulldogs in action as they prepare for their Sugar Bowl matchup with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Georgia Bulldogs are less than a week away from their College Football Playoff matchup with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.