Notre Dame is joining the postponement parade.
Its game against Wake Forest was postponed on Tuesday after seven players tested positive for COVID-19. First, practice on Tuesday was canceled. Later, the Wake Forest game was pushed back.
The players were put in isolation and their close contacts were identified.
“With student-athlete health and safety our primary focus, we will continue to follow our prevention protocols and ongoing testing procedures,” coach Brian Kelly said in a statement. “We managed an increase in positivity rates in August, and the players handled it wonderfully.
“We knew COVID would present challenges throughout the season, and we’ll always put student-athlete health and safety at the forefront of our decision making. We look forward to resuming team activities and getting back on the playing field.”
Notre Dame, which is making its ACC debut this season, opened the year with wins over Duke and South Florida. In this weird college football season, they are ranked No. 7 in the country.
Since Aug. 26, 17 games have now been postponed or canceled because of the virus.
