Where will Sugar Bowl be played this year? Location, teams, date, channel and more

The Sugar Bowl is an annual College Football Playoff game played between two of the top teams in the nation. However, until the result of the first-round matchup between No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish and No. 8 Indiana Hoosiers, it was not yet known which teams would be playing in the game.

However, with the Fighting Irish defeating the Hoosiers 27–17 on Friday, it is confirmed that Notre Dame will play against No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl. It will be a quarterfinal matchup in the College Football Playoff for a spot in the semifinals. The game will take play on New Year's Day at 8:45 p.m. ET.

Sugar Bowl location 2024

The Sugar Bowl will be played at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, home to the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. This bowl game has been played annually since 1935. However, it was played at Tulane Stadium until 1975 before moving to the Caesars Superdome. It was also temporarily moved to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta in 2006 because of Hurricane Katrina.

Who plays in the Sugar Bowl this year?

This year, the Sugar Bowl will be a second-round College Football Playoff matchup between Notre Dame and Georgia. The Georgia Bulldogs are coming off a narrow 22–19 win over No. 3 Texas in the SEC Championship Game. It was the Bulldogs' second win over the Longhorns this season. They have won four games in a row entering this matchup.

Conversely, the Fighting Irish are coming off a 27–17 win over Indiana in the first round of the College Football Playoff. They have won 11 games in a row and have only lost once this season. Their only loss came to Northern Illinois in Week 2 of the season, 16–14.

When is the Sugar Bowl?

The Sugar Bowl takes place on Jan. 1 at 8:45 p.m. ET. It will be the final game of the second round of the College Football Playoff to kick off.

Sugar Bowl 2024 tickets

Fans interested in purchasing tickets to go to the Rose Bowl can do so on Ticketmaster. Tickets are available starting at $290. However, interested fans are encouraged to purchase tickets sooner rather than later. This event is expected to sell out and tickets are not likely to be available for long. Tickets will remain available on Ticketmaster until they sell out.