The College Football Playoff quarterfinal game between Georgia and Notre Dame at the Sugar Bowl has been postponed for 24 hours following a deadly truck attack in New Orleans early Wednesday morning. At least 10 people were killed when a truck plowed into a crowd in the French Quarter. The game, originally scheduled for Wednesday night, will now be played on Thursday night. The Superdome was placed on lockdown for security sweeps.
NEW ORLEANS — The College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame has been postponed after a truck plowed into a New Year’s crowd about a mile away early Wednesday, killing at least 10 people.
The Georgia and Notre Dame football teams arrived in New Orleans on Sunday and have been staying at downtown hotels just blocks away from where the violence occurred. New Orleans City Council President Helena Moreno told WDSU-TV: “What you’ll see today for the Sugar Bowl, which will go on, is that the perimeter for security around the Superdome has been extended to be a larger zone.”PHOTOS: Former President Jimmy Carter dies at the age of 100
“We are deeply saddened by the news of the devastating incident in New Orleans,” the NFL said in a statement. “The NFL and the local host committee have been working collaboratively with local, state and federal agencies the past two years and have developed comprehensive security plans.
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