The Allstate Sugar Bowl game within the College Football Playoff quarterfinal round was postponed after a deadly truck attack early Wednesday morning in New Orleans, La.. A man operating a pickup truck drove the vehicle into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, killing at least 15 people and injuring 30 others, according to police. The FBI said that it was investigating the attack as an “act of terrorism” on Wednesday morning, and the game was postponed later in the afternoon. Programming on ESPN has been impacted surrounding the game, which will take place on Thursday, Jan. 2 at 4 p.m. EST from Caesars Superdome.
The quarterfinal matchup between Notre Dame and Georgia will be on ESPN with play-by-play announcer Sean McDonough, analyst Greg McElroy and reporters Molly McGrath and Laura Rutledge. As the investigation was taking place, Rutledge appeared on ABC News and The Paul Finebaum Show where she provided updates live from Caesars Superdome, including that both teams were remaining in their hotels for the rest of the day “essentially on lockdown.” Rece Davis discussed the circumstances on the Wednesday edition of College GameDay, articulating that their “hearts, prayers and thoughts are with all of those in New Orleans” after what had taken place.
As the Allstate Sugar Bowl airs live on ESPN at 4 p.m. EST, the ESPN2 channel will present the Under Armour All-America Game and the SEC Network will broadcast The Paul Finebaum Show. Memphis and Florida Atlantic face off in a men’s college basketball game on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. EST with Kevin Brown and Jon Crispin broadcasting the matchup. Taking place simultaneously, SEC Network will air the women’s college basketball game between South Carolina and Missouri, while ESPNU will air the men’s college basketball game with Radford and High Point. One hour later, ESPN and ESPN Deportes will televise the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl between Duke and Ole Miss with commentators Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek and Taylor McGregor.
The Allstate Sugar Bowl will have several viewing capabilities outside of the main telecast on ESPN, including the multi-angle Command Center presentation on ESPN2. Viewers can access the Skycast feed on ESPNEWS and stream hometown radio feeds synced to the picture utilizing the ESPN App. ESPN Radio will offer a national broadcast of the game with Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic on the call. Performances during halftime from the Georgia Redcoat Marching Band and the Band of Fighting Irish will be streamed live at halftime on the ESPN App.
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