The Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff game, set to take place on New Year's Day, has been postponed after a deadly attack in New Orleans.
The Superdome, set to host the quarterfinal game between Georgia and Notre Dame Wednesday night, had been on lockdown for security sweeps after a truck plowed into a New Year's crowd about a mile away
“The Sugar Bowl Committee is devastated by the terrible events from early this morning," Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said."We are in ongoing discussions with authorities on the local, state, and federal levels and will communicate further details as they become available.” Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly
"We ask our fans to join us in prayer for those injured and lost in this senseless act of violence. Those staying at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel are welcome to join us for the previously scheduled Mass there at 11 a.m. Otherwise, we ask that you join us in prayer from wherever you are," the university wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
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