In the wake of the deadly attack on New Year's Day in New Orleans, Louisiana's attorney general said she hopes to postpone the Sugar Bowl an additional day.
The College Football Playoff game between Georgia and Notre Dame was originally scheduled for Wednesday but was postponed a day after at least 15 people — including a former Princeton football star — were killed after a truck plowed into Bourbon Street while revelers celebrated in Around 3:15 am
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Morell told NBC News on Wednesday night that she would have preferred to postpone the football game until at least Friday.
Morell told the network: “It is not my decision, but I would like to see it postponed for at least another day.” “If they ask me my opinion, I will tell them that.”
Organizers of the Sugar Bowl — held at Caesar Superdome, which is about a mile from the offense — decided to move the game to Thursday at 4 p.m. ET.
The winner of the game will play Penn State one week later on January 9 in the Orange Bowl.
“We have consulted with ESPN, with the College Football Playoff, with the Southeastern Conference, with the University of Georgia, with Notre Dame. All parties and everyone agree that it is “It is in everyone’s interest and public safety that we postpone the match for 24 hours.”
Notre Dame's president, the Rev. Robert Dodd, offered his thoughts to the families and first responders affected.
“Solidarity with those who suffer is an embodiment of the spirit of Notre Dame. Today, we stand in solidarity with all those affected by this tragedy,” he wrote in a statement.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that Shams al-Din Jabbar was the suspect in the deadly truck attack that also injured dozens of others.
He was later killed in a shootout with authorities.
The office said it did not believe Jabbar was “solely responsible” for the attack.
