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The College Football Playoff quarterfinal Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame was postponed for a day because of an attack early Wednesday about a mile from the Superdome in which authorities say a truck driver intentionally crashed into one New Year’s Eve crowd rioted, killing 15 people.

The game, originally scheduled for Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. CST in the 70,000-seat Superdome, has been moved to Thursday at 3 p.m. The winner advances to the Orange Bowl against Penn State on January 9th.

“Public safety comes first,” Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said at a media briefing alongside federal, state and local officials, including Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and the mayor of New Orleans , LaToya Cantrell. “All parties agree that it is in the best interest of everyone and public safety that we postpone the game.”

The deaths occurred when a driver rammed a pickup truck into a crowd in New Orleans’ famous French Quarter early on New Year’s Day. In addition to those killed, more than 30 people were injured. The driver was killed in a gun battle with police following the attack around 3:15 a.m. along Bourbon Street near Canal Street, the FBI said.

The decision to postpone the game meant that many fans who had traveled with tickets were unable to attend. Online ticket prices dropped to less than $25 in some cases as fans planning to leave Thursday tried to dump them.

“We can’t get new flights,” said Lisa Borrelli, a 34-year-old Philadelphia resident who came to New Orleans with her fiancé, a 2011 Notre Dame graduate.

Postponing the game “was absolutely the right decision,” she said. “I completely understand that.”

She said they paid more than $250 per ticket and haven’t bothered to offer them for resale yet because the prices are so low.

“Of course we’re disappointed that we missed out and lost so much money because of it, but at the end of the day it doesn’t matter,” Borrelli said. “We’re lucky that we’re doing well.”

When will the Sugar Bowl 2025 take place?

The Sugar Bowl takes place on Thursday, January 2nd at 3:00 p.m. Central Time/4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

When is the Sugar Bowl played?

The Sugar Bowl will be played on Thursday, January 2nd.

Who is playing in the Sugar Bowl?

The Georgia Bulldogs play in the Sugar Bowl against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Where is the Sugar Bowl played?

The Sugar Bowl will be played at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

What channel is the Sugar Bowl broadcast on? How do I watch the Sugar Bowl?

“The Sugar Bowl” airs live on ESPN and is available to stream on espn.com.

When was the Sugar Bowl scheduled?

The Sugar Bowl was scheduled for Wednesday, January 1st at 8:45 p.m. ET at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

Are there tickets for the Sugar Bowl?

Tickets for the Sugar Bowl appeared to be available on Ticketmaster as of Wednesday afternoon.

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U.S. Rep. Troy Carter, D-La., said the decision to postpone the game “was not made lightly.”

“It was done with one goal in mind: public safety – ensuring that the citizens and visitors of this great city are safe not just at this event, but at any event you come to in Louisiana,” Carter added.

Landry said he has a message for those who think, “Man, do I really want to go to the Sugar Bowl tomorrow?”

“I’ll tell you one thing: your governor will be there,” Landry said. “This is proof, believe me, that this facility and this city are safer today than they were yesterday.”

Darrell Huckaby, 72, of Athens, Georgia, also decided to return home Thursday rather than stay for the game. He was in a hotel room overlooking the corner where the attack took place. He was asleep when it happened, but when he woke up he could see pink blankets covering the bodies of the dead, and later he saw them being packed into bags and loaded onto trucks headed to the Orleans Parish coroner’s office .

“It was heartbreaking,” he said. “I think most people’s first instinct this morning was to be home. As important as football is to our Georgian culture, for a while the game just didn’t really seem that important.” Subject.

“And I think there was a lot of uncertainty, and I understand that,” Huckaby said. “It took them a long time to decide on playing time, and people kind of had to make decisions without having all the information.”

He added that he would “probably eat up” the $360 per ticket paid.

Hundley said work was underway Thursday to create “a safe, efficient and fun environment” in and around the Superdome.

The Superdome was locked down Wednesday morning for security checks.

Both teams spent most of the day in their hotels and held meetings in ballrooms.

Georgia’s players took the bus to the Superdome on Wednesday night for a walk-through practice. As they made their way to the buses on Canal Street, fans in red and black stood eight to 10 people behind the barricades, cheering them on while holding their phones high above their heads to capture the scene.

At that time, Notre Dame players were gathering at a hotel on the banks of the Mississippi with family members in a ballroom where the Rose Bowl quarterfinal between Ohio State and Oregon was being televised.

Notre Dame offered band members the option to fly home Thursday rather than attend the game, and some chose to do so.

Georgia President Jere Morehead said the university confirmed that a student was among those seriously injured. Morehead said the university is in contact with the student’s family.

According to statements from the University of Georgia Athletic Association and Notre Dame, both schools had recorded all team personnel and members of official travel groups.

New Orleans City Council President Helena Moreno told WDSU-TV on Wednesday, before the postponement was announced, that the security perimeter around the Superdome would be “expanded to include a larger zone.”

“More police officers are coming,” she said.

The Superdome, about 20 blocks away, is also scheduled to host the Super Bowl on February 9th.

The first Super Bowl since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks was also held in New Orleans, and there was a huge security perimeter for that game, including road closures around the Superdome and officers – including snipers – on the roofs of surrounding high-rise buildings as well as on the roof of the dome itself.

“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 worked with local, state and federal authorities over the past two years to develop comprehensive safety plans,” the statement continued. “We are confident attendees will have a safe and enjoyable Super Bowl experience.”