Photos: Georgia arrives in New Orleans for Sugar Bowl

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Photos: Georgia arrives in New Orleans for Sugar Bowl

The Georgia football team arrived in New Orleans on Sunday. The Bulldogs will play Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl on Wednesday.

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart arrives with other staff and players ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton, center right, arrives with other players and staff ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton arrives with other players and staff ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton arrives with other players and staff ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart gets a photograph with his son Andrew, left, and a Sugar Bowl representative as Georgia arrives ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart arrives with other staff and players ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton arrives with other players and staff ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Charter airplanes carrying members of Notre Dame, left, and Georgia, right, arrive ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Georgia defensive lineman Nazir Stackhouse greets Sugar Bowl officials as Georgia arrives ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Georgia defensive back KJ Bolden arrives ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Georgia players arrive ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Georgia defensive lineman Mykel Williams, right, talks with Andrew Smart as Georgia arrives ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec 29, 2024, in New Orleans. Andrew is the son of Georgia head coach Kirby Smart. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Sonny Smart, the father of Georgia head coach Kirby Smart, greets Sugar Bowl officials as Georgia arrives ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Georgia president Jere Morehead, right, greets Georgia head coach Kirby Smart as Georgia players and coaches arrive ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

A Georgia player interacts with Suzaune McKamey as she dances and performs with the Third-Line Brass Band
as Georgia arrives ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Georgia tight end Oscar Delp and teammates arrives ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Georgia defensive back Daylen Everette and teammates arrives ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

A Georgia player interacts with Suzaune McKamey as she dances and performs with the Third-Line Brass Band
as Georgia arrives ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Georgia players arrive ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Notre Dame players arrive ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Suzaune McKamey entertains as Georgia players, staff and family members arrive ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Mardi Gras beads are ready to present to Georgia players as they arrive ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec.29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Third-Line Brass Band performs as Georgia players arrive ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Georgia defensive line Malaki Starks speaks to members of the press as players and staff arrive ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Georgia offensive line Dylan Fairchild speaks to members of the press as players and staff arrive ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Georgia linebacker Chaz Chambliss, center, and teammates arrive ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Georgia linebacker CJ Allen receives a necklace as he and others arrive ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Mary Beth Smart, the wife of Georgia head coach Kirby Smart, greets officials with the Sugar Bowl as Georgia arrives ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Georgia defensive lineman Christen Miller and teammates arrive ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Georgia offensive lineman Michael Uini walks by Suzaune McKamey as she performs with the Third-Line Brass Band as Georgia arrives ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Georgia offensive line coach Stacy Searels arrives with fellow coaches and players ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Suzaune McKamey and the Third-Line Brass Band performs as Georgia arrives ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

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Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart arrives with other staff and players ahead of the Sugar Bowl at Louis Armstrong International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz / AJC)

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