CFP Players to Watch: No. 7 seed Notre Dame vs. No. 2 seed Georgia [Video]

The weird Herschel Walker tangent that never seemed to either reveal its relevance or rightly fade into oblivion during the run-up to Thursday’s rescheduled CFP quarterfinal/Sugar Bowl clash between 7 seed Notre Dame and 2 seed Georgia, began its extended shelf life two days before Christmas.

(UPDATE story here on why the game was moved from Wednesday night): The game has been postponed to Thursday at 4 p.m. EST.)

It was a question about a 44-year-old game that threw 38-year-old Irish head football coach Marcus Freeman, fielded at a press conference supposedly previewing what is about to unfold at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans (4 p.m. EST on ESPN).

How does the history of the 1981 Sugar Bowl influence the team’s preparation and mindset in this matchup?

As Freeman groped for a polite and lucid answer about a game that Notre Dame lost to a top-ranked Georgia team 17-10 in the first-ever …