The 2025 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans has been postponed simply hours earlier than kickoff on Wednesday after at the least 10 individuals had been killed and dozens extra had been injured in what federal officers are investigating as an act of terrorism.
Allstate Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley spoke at a press convention with native and federal officers on Wednesday afternoon to substantiate that the Faculty Soccer Playoff quarterfinal recreation between Georgia and Notre Dame will probably be postponed for twenty-four hours.
The Allstate Sugar Bowl emblem at midfield throughout the CFP Semifinal Allstate Sugar Bowl recreation between the Texas Longhorns and the Washington Huskies on Jan. 1, 2024, on the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. (John Korduner/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Photos)
“We wish we weren’t here for this reason today. The Sugar Bowl committee has a 90-year history of being a good corporate citizen for the city of New Orleans and that’s why this tragedy hurts us as much as anybody right now. Our condolences, thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families as we all work through this,” Hundley mentioned.
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“All parties all agree that it’s in the best interests of everybody in public safety that we postpone the game for 24 hours.
“There will be extra particulars on that within the coming hours, however for now, that is the plan that we will transfer ahead and play the sport [tomorrow.]”
The postponement follows reports that the Superdome, the home of the New Orleans Saints, was initially placed on lockdown for security sweeps and that people with offices inside the stadium were told not to come on site until further notice.
An aerial overall exterior general view of Caesars Superdome, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman)
That directive included officials with the Sugar Bowl and Sun Belt Conference, a source told The Associated Press.
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According to a statement from the FBI, a man driving a Ford pickup truck drove into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street at around 3:15 local time. The suspect, identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, exchanged gunfire with local law enforcement before being pronounced dead on the scene.
At least 10 people have been killed and 35 more injured as a result of the apparent terror attack.
The FBI is also working to determine “the topic’s potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations,” after an ISIS flag was found in the truck. Weapons and a potential IED were located inside the suspect’s vehicle and other potential IEDs were also located in the French Quarter.
The tragedy in New Orleans comes as thousands of fans traveled to the historic city ahead of Wednesday night’s Sugar Bowl.
Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies work the scene on Bourbon Street after at least ten people were killed when a person allegedly drove into the crowd in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day on Jan. 1, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Michael DeMocker/Getty Images)
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The Superdome is located just a mile away from the site of Wednesday morning’s deadly attack.
Georgia and Notre Dame arrived in New Orleans on Sunday and were reportedly staying in hotels just blocks away from the crime scene. According to reports, both schools have implemented a “shelter in place” for the teams.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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