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Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman revealed what his message to his group was, forward of the Sugar Bowl after the sport was postponed over a terror assault.
The terror assault in New Orleans, which left greater than a dozen dead, pressured the postponement of the College Football Playoff recreation from Wednesday evening to Thursday night at 4 p.m. ET.
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Freeman appeared on ESPN and informed Scott Van Pelt what he had informed his group.
“The first a part of that assembly was to mourn and pray for our nation,” he mentioned. “But the tip of the assembly was to redirect our focus to making ready for this recreation.”
Freeman mentioned that he and his gamers understood the broader that means of placing a recreation on and that whereas profitable to advance to the College Football Playoff semifinals is vital, rallying across the metropolis within the wake of a terror assault was additionally on the thoughts.
An aerial total exterior basic view of Caesars Superdome, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman)
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“In the hardest moments, the tradition of any program, of a nation, are revealed,” he added. “I’ve loads of religion we will rally across the metropolis of New Orleans and assist all of the victims and households that have been affected in the present day.”
The winner of the sport between Notre Dame and the Georgia Bulldogs will play Penn State within the subsequent spherical. The Nittany Lions defeated the Boise State Broncos within the first quarterfinals matchup of the vacation weekend.
A person leaves a bouquet of flowers on the intersection of Bourbon Street and Canal Street throughout the investigation after a pickup truck rammed right into a crowd of revelers early on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
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Security will likely be beefed up across the Caesars Superdome. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry mentioned he deliberate to attend the sport.
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