College soccer followers confirmed their patriotism Thursday afternoon on the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.
Before Notre Dame and Georgia performed their College Football Playoff quarterfinal on the Caesars Superdome, there was a second of silence for these killed and injured within the New Orleans terror assault New Year’s Day.
More than a dozen folks had been killed and lots of extra had been injured when Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a truck via a crowd on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street.
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The nationwide anthem is carried out earlier than the 2024 Sugar Bowl semifinal playoff recreation between the Texas Longhorns and the Washington Huskies at Caesars Superdome. (Stephen Lew/USA Today Sports)
After the second of silence was accomplished contained in the Caesars Superdome, the gang erupted into “U-S-A!” chants.
The singing of the nationwide anthem adopted with a big American flag overlaying the turf.
The terror assault prompted the postponement of the Sugar Bowl, which determines who will play No. 6 Penn State in a single semifinal of the College Football Playoff.
Authorities opened Bourbon Street hours earlier than the sport Thursday, which Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry attended.
Fans move via safety checkpoints as they enter the Caesars Superdome fan zone forward of the Sugar Bowl Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
“Security goes to be tight,” Landry stated throughout an look on “Fox & Friends.” “We have all confidence that we’re gonna put this recreation on. The Superdome is totally safe. Again, the FBI continues to pour sources into the state.”
Many reacted to the mindless act of violence, together with Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman, who spoke to his crew about what occurred.
“The first a part of that assembly was to mourn and pray for our nation,” he stated throughout an look on ESPN.
The discipline earlier than a recreation between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Georgia Bulldogs at Caesars Superdome. (Stephen Lew/Imagn Images)
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“In the hardest moments, the tradition of any program, of a nation, are revealed. I’ve loads of religion we will rally across the metropolis of New Orleans and assist all of the victims and households that had been affected right now.”
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