In the wake of the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans, Louisiana's attorney general said he hopes the Sugar Bowl will be postponed another day.
The College Football Playoff game between Georgia and Notre Dame was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but around 3 p.m., a truck ran out of control down Bourbon Street, where revelers were gathering, killing at least one former Princeton football star, including a former Princeton football star. It was postponed for a day after 15 people died. 3:00 a.m.
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill told NBC News. On Wednesday night, she said she wished the football game had been postponed until at least Friday.
“It's not my decision, but I would like it to be postponed for at least another day,” Murrill told the station. “If they asked my opinion, I would tell them so.”
Organizers of the Sugar Bowl, which is being held at the Caesars Superdome about a mile from the attack, decided to move the game to 4 p.m. ET Thursday.
The winner of this game will play Penn State a week later on January 9th in the Orange Bowl.
“We have been in discussions with ESPN, the College Football Playoff, the Southeastern Conference, the University of Georgia and the University of Notre Dame,” Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said in a press conference Wednesday afternoon. “All parties agree that a 24-hour delay is in the best interest of everyone and public safety.”
The Rev. Robert Dowd, chancellor of Notre Dame, offered his thoughts to the families and first responders of those affected.
“To stand in solidarity with those who suffer is to embody the spirit of Notre Dame. Today, we stand in solidarity with all those affected by this tragedy,” he said in a statement.
The FBI has named Shamsud Din Jabbar as a suspect in the truck attack, which injured dozens of others.
He was later killed in a gunfight with authorities.
The agency said it did not believe Mr. Jabbar was “solely responsible” for the attack.
