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Out of safety concerns stemming from a tragical onset in New Orleans , today ’s Sugar Bowl game has been reschedule for Thursday , January 2nd .
In the aftermath of a horrific and pestilent attack on multitude out celebrate New Year ’s in New Orleans ' French Quarter that would contribute to at least 10 demise and at least 35 people injured ( at last report ) , Sugar Bowl CEOJeff Hundleyannounced that today ’s Sugar Bowl college football game match - up between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish is being shelve until Thursday night , January 2nd . speak at a wardrobe conference originally today , Hundley note bowling ball officials had been reference with ESPN , " the college football game playoff , the southeastern league , with the University of Georgia , with Notre Dame , " and that all agree that " public base hit is paramount . " Promising to " go down up a good and effective and play environs for tomorrow night , " Hundley confirmed the game being defer ( with more details to descend ): " All political party agree that it ’s in the best interests of everybody and public prophylactic that we postpone the game for 24hours . "
" We survive in a merriment and games human race with what we do , but we certainly recognize the importance of this , and we ’re going to suffer it 100 percent , " Hundley continued , taking a moment during the pressure conference to give thanks the local , state , Union delegacy who ’ve been working since the cataclysm occurred . The Sugar Bowl will take place at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans , with the 70,000 - arse facilityreportedly on lockdownfor security sweeps earlier today and only sure credentialed employee work out for the Superdome reportedly allow back into their office this good afternoon . Also in attending during this afternoon ’s crush league was Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry , who announce that he would be in attending for the secret plan on Thursday Nox .
" The Sugar Bowl Committee is devastated by the horrific events from early on this morning . Our thoughts and prayer are with the dupe and their families . We are in on-going discussions with authority on the local , state , and federal floor and will communicate further details as they become available , " Hundley divvy up in a statement in the first place today , when the belief was the game might be able-bodied to be hold on Wednesday nighttime .
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