Notre Dame hadn’t won a major bowl game in some time. In fact, the current players were little more than twinkles in their parents’ eyes. That all changed with a 23-10 victory over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.

FootballScoop had photographer Chris Spognardi, a longtime college football operations director who now owns and operates Sunset Photography in Pensacola, Florida, on hand to capture the scenes from Thursday night's clash, the last of the College Football Playoff's four quarterfinals matchups.