Sugar Bowl kickoff time announced after CFP quarterfinal postponement

The helmets for Notre Dame and Georgia are shown next to the Sugar Bowl trophy before the joint coach news conference at the Sheraton on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz/AJC)

By Caitlyn Stroh-Page

Jan 1, 2025

The College Football Playoff quarterfinal between Georgia and Notre Dame has been rescheduled for 4 p.m. EST (3 p.m. CST) on Thursday.

The Sugar Bowl was postponed following an attack, which left at least 10 people dead and approximately 35 injured, in New Orleans early Wednesday morning.

“On behalf of the College Football Playoff, we are devastated by this morning’s attack, and our hearts go out to the families and loved ones of those affected by this tragedy,” Rich Clark, executive director of the College Football Playoff, said in a statement. “We are grateful to the leadership of the Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, the State of Louisiana and federal authorities as we work together to ensure we can provide a safe environment for everyone. We are also appreciative of ESPN’s flexibility in moving the game to tomorrow afternoon.”

The game will be televised on ESPN.

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Aerial photo shows Bourbon Street where a vehicle drove into a crowd and killing at least 15 people, Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in the French Quarter of New Orleans, LA. More than 30 people injured in the incident, which happened shortly after 3 a.m. while revelers will still celebrating the New Year. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Several law enforcement agencies investigate on Bourbon Street, where a vehicle drove into a crowd and killed at least 15 people, Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in the French Quarter of New Orleans. More than 30 people injured in the incident, which happened shortly after 3 a.m. while revelers will still celebrating the New Year. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

An officer searches inside a trash can near Bourbon Street, where a vehicle drove into a crowd and killed at least 15 people, Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in the French Quarter of New Orleans. More than 30 people injured in the incident, which happened shortly after 3 a.m. while revelers will still celebrating the New Year. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Several law enforcement agencies are seen around Bourbon Street, where a vehicle drove into a crowd and killed at least 15 people, Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in the French Quarter of New Orleans. More than 30 people injured in the incident, which happened shortly after 3 a.m. while revelers will still celebrating the New Year. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Emergency services attend the scene on Bourbon Street after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A coroner van leaves the scene, where a man drove a pickup truck overnight into people on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in New Orleans, LA. Investigators said they believe a driver intentionally struck and killed several pedestrians early Wednesday on a crowded street in the French Quarter of New Orleans in an “evil” act of terrorism. But they don’t think the Texas man acted alone. And investigators and state officials vowed to find others responsible for the crimes, which killed at least 15 people and injured at least 35 others. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Superintendent of Police for the New Orleans Police Department Anne Kirkpatrick makes a statement after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

New Orleans police and federal agents investigate a suspected terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year's Day on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Chris Granger/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

People stroll near the scene, where a man drove a pickup truck overnight into people on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in New Orleans, LA. Investigators said they believe a driver intentionally struck and killed several pedestrians early Wednesday on a crowded street in the French Quarter of New Orleans in an “evil” act of terrorism. But they don’t think the Texas man acted alone. And investigators and state officials vowed to find others responsible for the crimes, which killed at least 15 people and injured at least 35 others. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Several law enforcement agencies investigate at the scene, where a man drove a pickup truck overnight into people on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in New Orleans, LA. Investigators said they believe a driver intentionally struck and killed several pedestrians early Wednesday on a crowded street in the French Quarter of New Orleans in an “evil” act of terrorism. But they don’t think the Texas man acted alone. And investigators and state officials vowed to find others responsible for the crimes, which killed at least 15 people and injured at least 35 others. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Edward Bruski, right, hugs New Orleans police officer Zachary Stevenson at the scene where a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Georgia fans talk to a Louisiana State Trooper at barricades preventing them from entering Bourbon Street in the French Quarter during the investigation of a pickup truck fatally crashing into pedestrians on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

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Credit: Hyosub Shin/AJC

Aerial photo shows Bourbon Street where a vehicle drove into a crowd and killing at least 15 people, Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in the French Quarter of New Orleans, LA. More than 30 people injured in the incident, which happened shortly after 3 a.m. while revelers will still celebrating the New Year. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

About the Author

Caitlyn Stroh-Page

Caitlyn Stroh-Page is the senior sports editor high school sports and college football at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Her resume includes stops at Sports Illustrated Kids, Scout.com, The (Macon) Telegraph, the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader and the Athens Banner-Herald. A South Georgia native, Stroh-Page lives in the Athens area.

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