After the first round of the College Football Playoff featured two rematches of regular season meetings we have another in the quarterfinals, as No. 3 seed Georgia will square off with No. 6 seed Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl. The Rebels solidified their spot in New Orleans with a 41-10 win over Tulane on Saturday, logging what was not just the first-ever CFP win for the program but also a 1-0 start to the Pete Golding era in Oxford. Georgia won the first meeting 43-35, roaring back from a pair of second-half deficits and scoring the final 17 points of the game. Gunner Stockton was outstanding, throwing for four touchdowns and no interceptions while guiding the Bulldogs to 510 total yards of offense. Now we will see what has changed in the matchup since that Oct. 18 meeting in Athens, as both teams will have plenty of time to get ready for familiar opponents. For Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs the Sugar Bowl also provides a chance to get the win that eluded them in last season’s CFP opener. The Bulldogs had the No. 2 seed in last year’s bracket as the SEC champions, but were knocked off by Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl quarterfinal. Now they’ll be in the same position, facing a team coming off an on-campus first-round win, but hoping to get a different result and make an appearance in the CFP semifinals for the first time since 2022-23. Of course for Ole Miss the opportunity is more school history. The Rebels’ 12 wins in 2025 is already the most all-time, and after getting the programs first-ever CFP win in its first-ever CFP appearance, every additional victory extends the accolades for this group. It will also be another big early challenge for new head coach Pete Golding, who with one more win could change the conversation about the ceiling for Ole Miss in this playoff.
Now with the matchup set and the stakes established, let’s get into what you need to know about the two teams in the Sugar Bowl quarterfinal.
What to know about Georgia Georgia captured its third SEC Championship in the last four seasons on a back of a team that got better throughout the year, bouncing back from an early season loss to Alabama and winning nine straight games to enter the…
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