Report: Sugar Bowl postponement: New date, time announced after terrorism attack delays game

The Sugar Bowl has been rescheduled for 4 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 2 in New Orleans, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The game will be played between Notre Dame and Georgia as the two square off in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals.

The game was initially postponed from its original date of New Year’s Day following a devastating terroist attack that killed 10 and injured as many as 30 on New Year’s Day in New Orleans, according to District Attorney of Orleans Parish Jason Williams via ABC News.

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Ostensibly, the uncertainty surrounding the situation led to the game between the Bulldogs and the Fighting Irish being delayed. The winner will advance to the Semifinals of the CFP. Police Commissioner Anne Kirkpatrick had said officers would work to ensure safety at the Sugar Bowl in light of the devastating event, per ESPN.

Moreover, the Caesars Superdome was reportedly swept by authorities in the time following the incident, as a search for explosives devices was conducted due to an abundances of caution. Notre Dame and Georgia were both sheltering-in-place inside their respective hotels during much of the afternoon on Wednesday, as well.

Sugar Bowl officially rescheduled

ESPN relayed that the male driver responsible was shot and killed by police when he got out of his truck, according to what law enforcement officials told ABC News. The perpetrator was also in possession of an assault rifle and had allegedly been firing a gun while he was driving through the crowd, the officials added.

“He was hell-bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did,” Kirkpatrick said, via ESPN. “It was very intentional behavior. This man was trying to run over as many people as he could.”

Furthermore, President Joe Biden has been briefed on the matter and has been in touch with Mayor LaToya Cantrell to offer support, according to the White House via ABC News. The heartless incident has left New Orleans and the world shaken to start New Year’s Day, and thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this senseless crime in Louisiana.