The Notre Dame 3-2-1: 3 numbers, 2 questions (run v. run), 1 prediction (historically speaking)

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freeman smart — Georgia coach Kirby Smart and Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman. (Photos by Joshua L. Jones / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn (left) and Matt Cashore/Imagn Images (right))

Finally. In what might be best described as a hurry-up-and-wait postseason, 7th-seeded Notre Dame (12-1) finally returns to action Wednesday night against 2nd-seeded Georgia (12-2) in the Sugar Bowl with a place in the national semifinals at stake.