Officials postpone Sugar Bowl in the wake of apparent terror attack on Bourbon Street

"We wish we weren't here for this reason today. The Sugar Bowl committee has a 90-year history of being a good corporate citizen for the city of New Orleans and that's why this tragedy hurts us as much as anybody right now. Our condolences, thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families as we all work through this," Hundley said. 

"All parties all agree that it's in the best interests of everybody in public safety that we postpone the game for 24 hours.

"There'll be more details on that in the coming hours, but for now, that's the plan that we're going to move forward and play the game [tomorrow.]"

That directive included officials with the Sugar Bowl and Sun Belt Conference, a source told The Associated Press. 

According to a statement from the FBI, a man driving a Ford pickup truck drove into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street at around 3:15 local time. The suspect, identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, exchanged gunfire with local law enforcement before being pronounced dead on the scene. 

At least 10 people have been killed and 35 more injured as a result of the apparent terror attack. 

The FBI is also working to determine "the subject's potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations," after an ISIS flag was found in the truck. Weapons and a potential IED were located inside the suspect's vehicle and other potential IEDs were also located in the French Quarter.

The tragedy in New Orleans comes as thousands of fans traveled to the historic city ahead of Wednesday night's Sugar Bowl. 

The Superdome is located just a mile away from the site of Wednesday morning's deadly attack. 

Georgia and Notre Dame arrived in New Orleans on Sunday and were reportedly staying in hotels just blocks away from the crime scene. According to reports, both schools have implemented a "shelter in place" for the teams. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.