Social Media Reacts as Notre Dame Dominates Georgia to Advance in College Football Playoff

Notre Dame took out 31 years of frustration on Georgia and is headed to the national semi-finals.

Nick Shepkowski | Jan 2, 2025

Jan 2, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish wide receiver Jayden Harrison (2) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second half against Georgia Bulldogs at Caesars Superdome. / Amber Searls-Imagn Images

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Notre Dame took out 31 years of frustration of failing in the big one Thursday afternoon as it beat up Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, 23-10.

The Irish struggled to get things going offensively early but overall were better in all three phases than Georgia.

Riley Leonard kickstarted the offense and got things going.

Notre Dame's special teams shined all over the field.

And the Notre Dame defense flat-out dominated the Georgia Bulldogs.

Notre Dame now heads to the Orange Bowl where it will take on Penn State for a spot in the national championship. Notre Dame fans and haters alike were ecstatic following the huge victory and took to social media to react.

Below are some of the best social media posts following the MASSIVE victory!

Notre Dame Wins the Sugar Bowl!

IRISH WIN THE 2025 SUGAR BOWL#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/2T2FPvatWF
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) January 3, 2025

Notre Dame Sugar Bowl Throwback

The best Notre Dame Sugar Bowl since…

Real ones remember. ☘️ pic.twitter.com/sQQ0zf0REg
— Kyle Brandt (@KyleBrandt) January 3, 2025

Marcus Freeman During the Alma Mater Postgame

Marcus Freeman was HYPED after Notre Dame's fight song 👏 pic.twitter.com/Fd6dkl9sKR
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 3, 2025

Notre Dame Won Playing a Man Down

🏈 Notre Dame beat Georgia 🍀

And they beat the referees.
— Ryan Harris (@RyanHarris_68) January 3, 2025

Major Bowl Drought Over for Notre Dame

Got it! The 33-year major bowl drought has ended for Notre Dame! pic.twitter.com/JAgAqmaczt
— Jack Nolan (@NDJackNolan) January 3, 2025

Defending Indiana After Notre Dame Wins Again

Indiana did not deserve the vitriol it received during and after its first-round CFP loss to Notre Dame.

It’s quite possible that the Hoosiers’ only losses this season came to the two best teams in college football.
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) January 3, 2025

Notre Dame Legend Reacts

Irish Win, Irish Win.
— Joe Theismann (@Theismann7) January 3, 2025

Marcus Freeman - Meet Dan Campbell

Somewhere in Detroit, Dan Campbell nods approvingly at Marcus Freeman pic.twitter.com/0wNPGt1ZGy
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) January 3, 2025

Another Notre Dame Great Reacts

What a win☘️☘️☘️ that was fun to watch! Onto the next
— Ian Book (@Ian_Book12) January 3, 2025

SEC Making Notre Dame Fans Out of the Nation

The sec has become so obnoxious they have me sitting here rooting for Notre Dame.
— Sweep The Leg (@SweepTheLeg337) January 2, 2025

Notre Dame Football: Wake Up Those Echoes

Echoes awakened.
— Nick Shepkowski (@NickShepkowski) January 3, 2025

Best Thing to Happen to Notre Dame

I’ll continue to say it. The best thing that ever happened to Notre Dame is that Brian Kelly took he and his ‘FAMily’ to LSU.
— Ryan McGuffey (@RyanMcGuffey) January 3, 2025

Notre Dame Hockey Reacts to Football Win

The boys were fired up for their peers ☘️ https://t.co/0CetWH9Doq pic.twitter.com/S4ucWSOGza
— Notre Dame Hockey (@NDHockey) January 3, 2025

WWE Superstar Sheamus

One step closer to glory @PatMcAfeeShow how u feeling fella? #GoIrish ☘️ pic.twitter.com/64wRQhAsIL
— Sheamus (@WWESheamus) January 3, 2025

Another SEC Victory for Notre Dame

With its domimant, 23-10 @SugarBowlNola win against @GeorgiaFootball, Notre Dame now has 2 @SEC wins this season, or equal to Auburn & Oklahoma; doubles up Kentucky @UKFootball #ItJustMeansMore pic.twitter.com/WphqkoHx4t
— John Brice (@JohnDBrice1) January 3, 2025