ATHENS - Kirby Smart’s UGA Football team is headed to the Big Easy to play in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans after the Bulldogs’ 28-7 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide Saturday in Atlanta.
Georgia will play the winner of the Ole Miss-Tulane game on Saturday, December 20th at 3:30 PM on TNT. The Bulldogs were ranked as the No. 3 overall seed behind No. 2 Ohio State.
“No one knows who they are more than Georgia,” ESPN college football analyst Booger McFarland said Sunday. “I don't think anyone wants to see this version the Bulldogs.”
The Bulldogs’ back-to-back SEC championships is the first time the program has accomplished that since the days of Herschel Walker in 1981-82.
Should the Bulldogs win the Sugar Bowl they would advance to play in the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday, January 8th in Glendale, AZ. That game will kick off at 7:30 PM on ESPN. That quadrant includes Miami, Texas A&M and Ohio State.
2026 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
Friday, December 19
8 PM, ABC - Alabama (+1.5) at Oklahoma
Saturday, December 20
12 PM, ABC - Miami (+3.5) at Texas A&M
3:30 PM, TNT - Tulane (+16.5) at Ole Miss
7:30 PM, TNT - James Madison (+21.5) at Oregon
Wednesday, December 31
Cotton Bowl
7:30 PM, ESPN - Miami-A&M vs. Ohio State
Thursday, January 1
Orange Bowl
12 PM, ESPN - Oregon-JMU vs. Texas Tech
Rose Bowl
4 PM, ESPN - Alabama-Oklahoma vs. Indiana
Sugar Bowl
8 PM, ESPN - Tulane-Ole Miss vs. Georgia
Thursday, January 8
Fiesta Bowl
7:30 PM, ESPN
Peach Bowl
7:30 PM, ESPN
CFP National Championship Game
Monday, January 19
7:30 PM, ESPN
