NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The College Football Playoff quarterfinal in New Orleans was postponed a day after a truck plowed into a New Year’s crowd about a mile away from the site of the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame.

Fifteen people were killed in the attack early Wednesday in the French Quarter.

The game originally was scheduled for Wednesday night at the 70,000-seat Superdome.

Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley says all parties agreed that it was in the best interest of public safety to push back the game.

It’s now set for 3 p.m. Central time today.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry says he’ll attend the Sugar Bowl and is confident the area in and around the stadium will be safe.

OHIO STATE BLASTS OREGON 41-21

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — No. 6 Ohio State roared into the College Football Playoff semifinals with a 41-21 victory over No. 1 Oregon in the 111th Rose Bowl.

Jeremiah Smith caught two of Will Howard’s three long touchdown passes while Ohio State went ahead 34-0 in a sensational first half.

Howard passed for 319 yards, Emeka Egbuka also caught a long TD pass and TreVeyon Henderson made a 66-yard touchdown run in a redemptive Rose Bowl for the Buckeyes, who emphatically blew out the CFP’s No. 1 seed.

Ohio State is headed to the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 10 to face No. 4 Texas for a berth in the national title game.

TEXAS WINS PEACH BOWL

ATLANTA (AP) — Texas avoided the first big upset of the College Football Playoff, hitting a fourth-and-long touchdown pass to keep the game going and beating Arizona State 39-31 in double overtime when an interception by Andrew Mukuba finally ended a Peach Bowl quarterfinal classic.

The teams traded touchdowns on their first overtime possessions, and Quinn Ewers put Texas ahead with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Gunnar Helm, followed by a 2-point conversion pass to Matthew Golden.

The fourth-ranked Longhorns finally put No. 10 Arizona State away when Mukuba picked off Sam Leavitt’s pass at the 3 to end the game. The Sun Devils were two-touchdown underdogs.

JAMES COMMITS TO ARIZONA

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Bryce James has committed to Arizona. The youngest son of NBA star LeBron James announced his decision Wednesday on Instagram. His father congratulated him in a post of his own. Bryce James will be the second of LeBron’s sons to play Division I basketball.

Bronny James played one season at USC before turning pro. He was drafted by his father’s team, the Los Angeles Lakers, and they became the first father and son to play together in an NBA game.