The 2025 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans was postponed just hours before kickoff on Wednesday after at least 10 people were killed and dozens of others were injured in what federal officials are investigating as an act of terrorism.
Allstate Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley spoke with local and federal officials at a news conference Wednesday afternoon to confirm that the College Football Playoff quarterfinal between Georgia and Notre Dame will be postponed 24 hours.
The postponement follows reports that the Superdome, home of the New Orleans Saints, was initially locked down for security checks and people with offices in the stadium were told not to come on site until further notice.
That directive involved officials from the Sugar Bowl and Sun Belt Conference, a source told The Associated Press.
According to an FBI statement, a man driving a Ford pickup truck drove into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street around 3:15 p.m. local time. The suspect, identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, exchanged gunfire with local police before being pronounced dead at the scene.
At least ten people have been killed and another 35 injured as a result of the apparent terror attack.
The FBI is also working to determine “the subject’s potential associations and ties with terrorist organizations” after an ISIS flag was found in the truck. Weapons and a possible IED were located in 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.
The Superdome is just a mile from the site of Wednesday morning’s deadly attack.
Georgia and Notre Dame arrived in New Orleans on Sunday and reportedly stayed in hotels just steps 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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