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

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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…
— Kyle Brandt (@KyleBrandt) January 3, 2025
Real ones remember. ☘️ pic.twitter.com/sQQ0zf0REg
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 🍀
— Ryan Harris (@RyanHarris_68) January 3, 2025
And they beat the referees.
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.
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) January 3, 2025
It’s quite possible that the Hoosiers’ only losses this season came to the two best teams in college football.
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
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Managing Editor for Notre Dame On SI. Started covering Chicago sports teams for WSCR the Score, and over the years worked with CBS Radio, Audacy, NBC Sports, and FOX Sports as a contributor before running the Notre Dame wire site for USA TODAY.