Join Notre Dame and Georgia football programs at the Superdome on Thursday afternoon ahead of the 2025 Sugar Bowl, which was postponed one day following the terrorist attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people and injured dozens. The college football world also held a moment of silence. New Year's Day.
A moment of silence was observed just before the national anthem, followed by the singing of “USA.”
This is a fitting tribute to the victims of Shamsud Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old military veteran, who plowed into a white pickup truck through a crowd of New Year's cheerers on Bourbon Street around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday. It was a memorial.
In the wake of the deadly attack, city, state and federal officials, along with members of the Sugar Bowl committee, postponed Wednesday's game, which was scheduled to kick off at 8:45 p.m. ET.
They postponed the contest until Thursday at 4pm ET.
Following news of the postponement, the Bulldogs and Fighting Irish spent much of Wednesday in their respective hotels.
In the evening, after the Superdome was cleared by security, Georgia entered the venue by bus and conducted a walk-through practice.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame players gathered with family and friends to watch the Rose Bowl and Ohio State's victory over the undefeated and No. 1 Oregon Ducks.
Although there was no football in the Big Easy on Wednesday, it was still an exhausting and heartbreaking day.
Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman told his team: “We are in the toughest time.” [that] Every program, every nation's culture is revealed.
“I have great faith [that] This nation will rally to the city of New Orleans in support of all the victims and families affected today,” Freeman told ESPN's Scott Van Pelt during an appearance Wednesday night.
