Sugar Bowl postponed after deadly New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans

In the wake of a deadly attack in New Orleans the Sugar Bowl between Notre Dame and Georgia has been postponed

The day after a horrific incident on Bourbon Street, Sugar Bowl officials announced that the College Football Playoff quarterfinal game between Notre Dame and Georgia, scheduled to take place on Wednesday night has been postponed to Thursday.

In the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, a driver plowed down the busy and historic Bourbon Street and into a crowd of people celebrating the arrival of a new year. At least ten people were killed in the incident — which the Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating as a potential “act of terrorism” — and another 35 were reported injured.

Earlier Wednesday Jeff Hundley, the CEO of the Sugar Bowl, released this statement: “The Sugar Bowl Committee is devastated by the terrible events from early this morning. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. We are in ongoing discussions with authorities on the local, state, and federal levels and will communicate further details as they become available.”

At a press conference moments ago, Hundley told assembled media that the game would be postponed for “24 hours.” The Sugar Bowl was scheduled to kick off at 8:45 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday night.

Update: According to ESPN, the Sugar Bowl will now kick off at 4:00 p.m. Eastern on Thursday:

The Sugar Bowl has made the Thursday 4:00 p.m. start time official:

This is a developing new story and more information will be added as it becomes available.