Notre Dame Preventing Irish head coach Marcus Freeman revealed what his message to his staff was, forward of the Sugar Bowl after the sport was postponed over a terror assault.
The phobia assault in New Orleans, which left greater than a dozen lifeless, compelled the postponement of the School Soccer Playoff recreation from Wednesday evening to Thursday night at 4 p.m. ET.
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Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman speaks to reporters in New Orleans, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. Georgia will face Notre Dame within the Sugar Bowl NCAA school soccer CFP quarterfinal recreation on Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photograph/Gerald Herbert)
Freeman appeared on ESPN and instructed Scott Van Pelt what he had instructed his staff.
“The primary a part of that assembly was to mourn and pray for our nation,” he mentioned. “However the finish of the assembly was to redirect our focus to making ready for this recreation.”
Freeman mentioned that he and his gamers understood the broader which means of placing a recreation on and that whereas profitable to advance to the School Soccer Playoff semifinals is necessary, rallying across the metropolis within the wake of a terror assault was additionally on the thoughts.
An aerial general exterior common view of Caesars Superdome, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in New Orleans. (AP Photograph/Tyler Kaufman)
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“Within the hardest moments, the tradition of any program, of a nation, are revealed,” he added. “I’ve plenty of religion we’ll rally across the metropolis of New Orleans and help all of the victims and households that have been affected at present.”
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 Avenue and Canal Avenue throughout the investigation after a pickup truck rammed right into a crowd of revelers early on New Yr’s Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photograph/Matthew Hinton)
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Safety will probably be beefed up across the Caesars Superdome. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry mentioned he deliberate to attend the sport.
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