What time is the Sugar Bowl? Notre Dame vs. Georgia new start time, channel for CFP Quarterfinal [UPDATED]
This article has been updated to reflect the impact of the New Year's Day terror attack in New Orleans.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Georgia Bulldogs make the Sugar Bowl one of the most intriguing College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchups of the new year. Sadly, tragedy on Bourbon Street in the early hours of New Years Day made football the least of anyone's worries.
A suspected terrorist drove a truck through a crowd of revelers celebrating the arrival of the new year, killing at least 10 and injuring two dozen or more. In light of the tragedy, officials opted to postpone Wednesday's game set to be played not so far away from the French Quarter at the Superdome.
Updated Notre Dame vs. Georgia start time
The game between Notre Dame and Georgia will be played on Thursday, Jan. 2 at 4:00 p.m. ET at the Caesars Superdome.
It was originally scheduled to begin at 8:45 p.m. ET on Wednesday night.
The Sugar Bowl is the last of the CFP quarterfinals. Penn State bested Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Eve. New Year's Day began with the Peach Bowl between Texas and Arizona State and the Rose Bowl between Oregon and Ohio State.
How to watch Notre Dame and Georgia in the Sugar Bowl
ESPN will have the broadcast for Thursday's game. Sean McDonough and Greg McElroy are on the call with Molly McGrath and Laura Rutledge patrolling the sidelines.
Finding ESPN should be easy enough with broad availability from most cable providers. Here's where to look:
ESPN channel listings for Sugar Bowl
Service Provider | Channel Number |
|---|---|
Cox Communications | |
Dish Network | Channel 140 / 144 |
AT&T DirecTV | Channel 206 |
Verizon Fios | Channel 70 / 570 HD |
Charter Spectrum | |
AT&T U-Verse | Channel 602 / 1602 HD |
Comcast Xfinity |
How to get ESPN on streaming
For those who have cut the cord, it's not actually hard to find a streaming offering with ESPN for all the remaining College Football Playoff games.
Streamer | Cost | Free trial? |
|---|---|---|
$72.99/month | Yes, 7 days | |
$76.99/month | Yes, 3 days | |
Sling TV (Orange) | $40/month | No, but has discount for new users |
$79.99/month | Yes, 7 days |
Notre Dame vs. Georgia radio channel
ESPN Radio will broadcast the game nationally with Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic.
For local broadcasts, Notre Dame and Georgia fans won't have to look far.
The Bulldogs broadcast with Scott Howard, Eriz Zeier and DJ Shockley will air on the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.
The Irish will be on the Notre Dame Football Radio Network and Sirius XM Channel 129 with Tony Simeone and Ryan Harris.
The No. 2 seed Bulldogs got to sit out the first round while waiting for this matchup. They'll have gotten a good look at just how formidable No. 7 seed Notre Dame is as the Irish trounced the Indiana Hoosiers.
Will Georgia be able to move on without the injured Carson Beck as Gunner Stockton officially takes over as starting quarterback? Will Riley Leonard and the Irish use the momentum from their first-round game to take one step closer to a long-awaited national title?
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