After emotion-filled days leading up the game at the Superdome, a football game was played. And Notre Dame’s defense dominated it.

Penn State has a 44 1/2-hour advantage in preparation time between the quarterfinal round and the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9.

The disparity in turnaround time might have been even greater if not for Sugar Bowl officials and the City of New Orleans agreeing to move up the rescheduled kickoff.

The father of Georgia coach Kirby Smart died Saturday following complications from hip surgery after he fell in New Orleans before the Sugar Bowl

Sonny Smart, the father of Georgia head coach Kirby Smart, passed away early on Saturday morning due to complications from hip surgery. The older Smart suffered a fall in New Orleans before the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Thursday and would not survive the complications that materialized from the required operation.