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McElroy might have overthought this one.

​​The Fighting Irish closed the athletic gap that existed for a long time between them and college football’s heavyweights, now relying on outrunning the competition in all three phases.

The Fighting Irish looked well-prepared in all three phases to beat Georgia and advance to the College Football Playoff semifinals.

Riley Leonard passed for a touchdown, Jayden Harrison returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score, and Notre Dame’s defense made it hold up in a 23-10 victory over No. 2 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl that sends the third-ranked Fighting Irish into the semifinals of the College Football Playoff

The Fighting Irish coach went from a rising defensive assistant to building a team on a path to consistent national relevance.

The College Football Playoff quarterfinals are here and six of the eight teams are no strangers to the big stage

Each of the 12 teams will give maximum effort to push for a national title, but what if it all goes wrong?

Thirty-three years since their last meeting, the teams face off in the first on-campus playoff game in an unthinkable matchup just months ago.