College football fans flocked to the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Thursday afternoon to enter the stadium ahead of the Sugar Bowl after it was postponed due to a terrorist attack.
More than a dozen people were killed and several more were injured when Shamsud-Din Jabbar plowed a truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street in the early hours of New Year’s Day, authorities said. The terrorist attack forced the postponement of the game between Georgia and Notre Dame.
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Fans pass through security checkpoints as they enter the Superdome fan zone before the NCAA Sugar Bowl college football playoff game, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Fans pass through security checkpoints as they enter the Superdome fan zone before the NCAA Sugar Bowl college football playoff game, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Fans pass through security checkpoints as they enter the Caesars Superdome fan zone before the NCAA Sugar Bowl college football playoff game, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
While some fans decided to return home rather than attend the game, others were seen entering the grounds around the Superdome and passing through security.
Authorities opened Bourbon Street hours before the game.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said he would attend the game.
“Security is going to be tight,” he said in an appearance on “Fox & Friends.” “We are all confident that we are going to host this game. The Superdome is completely secure. Once again, the FBI continues to invest resources in the state.”
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Security dogs and bomb sniffers check vehicles as they enter the Superdome parking lot before the NCAA Sugar Bowl college football playoff game, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Sugar Bowl officials said the pregame show will begin at 2:15 p.m. CT and kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT. The show begins with the national anthem, a Sugar Bowl light show, and then performances by each school’s marching band.
“We remain stunned and saddened by the New Year’s Day tragedy in New Orleans,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said in a post on X.
Local SWAT teams patrol outside the Caesars Superdome before the NCAA Sugar Bowl college football playoff game, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Security dogs and bomb sniffers check vehicles as they enter the Superdome parking lot before the NCAA Sugar Bowl college football playoff game, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
“We are also grateful for the work of so many people to adjust and adapt to make a football game possible today for @GeorgiaFootball and @NDFootball.”
