Ole Miss wrote the most significant chapter yet in its storybook season on Thursday as the No. 6 seed Rebels climbed back from a nine-point halftime deficit to upset No. 3 seed Georgia 39-34 in a thrilling cap to the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff.

ESPN's Laura Rutledge was in New Orleans on Thursday night to cover the Sugar Bowl between No. 6 Ole Miss and No. 3 Georgia. Despite all the adversity that Ole Miss has faced this season, it has punched its ticket to the College Football Playoff semifinals.

Irma Thomas, 84, the Soul Queen of New Orleans, sang the national anthem at the Sugar Bowl before the Ole Miss vs Georgia game.

When Indiana met Oregon in October, the game served as the best test yet of whether the Hoosiers were a one-year wonder or a program that was here to stay

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart took responsibility for the fourth-down play late in the fourth quarter that wound up playing a crucial role in his team's 39-34 loss to Mississippi in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal.