The 2025 Sugar Bowl game between Georgia and Notre Dame has been pushed back from Wednesday, January 1 to Thursday, January 2 amid the horrific accident on Bourbon Street on New Year’s Eve.
BREAKING: The Sugar Bowl has been postponed following the deadly attack in New Orleans, where investigators are still combing the crime scene and working to secure the French Quarter.
ESPN’s Laura Rutledge has the latest on the game which was set to kickoff tonight. pic.twitter.com/lzE9gn4pxW
— ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) January 1, 2025
Not only has the day changed, but the time has also. Originally kickoff was expected to be at 8:45 PM EST on Thursday night. Both teams requested an earlier kickoff time. As a result, the game will begin at 4:00 PM EST.
The game will still be televised on ESPN.
Amid the tragedy, it will be interesting to see how both teams handle the unusual and sad circumstances.
Approximately 500 Notre Dame fans in New Orleans celebrated Catholic Mass in their hotel.
WATCH: Estimated 500 #NotreDame football supporters close morning Catholic Mass at team hotel with an emotional singing of the “Alma Mater” after overnight tragedy in New Orleans. #SugarBowl #NDFootball pic.twitter.com/CHk1ZChMiH
— Mike BerardinoNDI (@MikeBerardino) January 1, 2025
Georgia, the home team for this year’s Sugar Bowl, leads the head-to-head series with Notre Dame 3-0. One of those wins came at the 1981 Sugar Bowl which was the National Championship.
Jack Davis 1981 Sugar Bowl poster. Who else has one of these? Go Dawgs! pic.twitter.com/vm8VwGqEXZ
— Chad Barker (@cbarkeratl) December 31, 2024
The winner of the Georgia vs. Notre Dame game will face Penn State in the CFP semifinal on January 9, 2025 at the Orange Bowl.
Sugar Bowl History
This will be the 91st game in Sugar Bowl history. The first happened between Tulane and Temple on January 1, 1934.
Georgia is 5-6 overall, and Notre Dame is 2-2.
Georgia won its last trip to New Orleans in January 2020 while Notre Dame lost its most recent Sugar Bowl appearance in 2007.
