Among those that picked against Notre Dame, was one of the emerging mouthpieces of college football, On3's JD Pickell. Pickell is fair for the most part when it comes to breaking down games, and he definitely had his fair reasons to pick against the Irish. Although he has picked against Notre Dame many times this season ... I digress.

Notre Dame used on a 17-0 scoring run either side of halftime to beat Georgia 23-10 in the Sugar Bowl, advancing to face Penn State in the semifinals

Perhaps blame could be placed on the backup quarterback, Gunner Stockton, despite him passing for 234 yards and a touchdown in Georgia's 23-10 loss to Notre Dame in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Some may believe blame should go to head coach Kirby Smart for not having his players ready to play and underperforming on this season's biggest stage.