College soccer followers flocked to the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Thursday afternoon to get into the stadium forward of the Sugar Bowl after it was postponed over a terror assault.
More than a dozen folks have been killed, and several other extra have been injured, when Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a truck right into a crowd on Bourbon Street within the wee hours of New Year’s Day, officers stated. The terror assault compelled the postponement of the sport between Georgia and Notre Dame.
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Fans go by safety examine factors as they enter the Superdome fan zone forward of the Sugar Bowl NCAA College Football Playoff recreation, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Fans go by safety examine factors as they enter the Superdome fan zone forward of the Sugar Bowl NCAA College Football Playoff recreation, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Fans go by safety examine factors as they enter the Caesars Superdome fan zone forward of the Sugar Bowl NCAA College Football Playoff recreation, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
While some fans determined to return dwelling as a substitute of attending the sport, others have been seen entering into the grounds across the Superdome and going by safety.
Authorities opened Bourbon Street hours earlier than the sport.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said he was going to attend the sport.
“Security goes to be tight,” he stated in 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 assets into the state.”
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Security and bomb-sniffing canine examine automobiles as they enter the Superdome parking storage forward of the Sugar Bowl NCAA College Football Playoff recreation, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Sugar Bowl officers stated that pregame pageantry will start at 2:15 p.m. CT with kickoff set for 3 p.m. CT. The pageantry begins with the nationwide anthem, a Sugar Bowl mild present after which performances by every faculty’s marching band.
“We stay surprised and saddened by the New Year’s Day tragedy in New Orleans,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey stated in a submit on X.
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Local SWAT groups patrol exterior the Caesars Superdome forward of the Sugar Bowl NCAA College Football Playoff recreation, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Security and bomb-sniffing canine examine automobiles as they enter the Superdome parking storage forward of the Sugar Bowl NCAA College Football Playoff recreation, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
“We are additionally grateful for the work of so many to regulate and adapt to make a soccer recreation attainable as we speak for @GeorgiaFootball and @NDFootball.”
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