Covid Forces Postponement of Notre Dame-Wake Forest Game
The Notre Dame-Wake Forest football game scheduled for Saturday has been postponed after the Irish announced 13 players are in isolation.
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Seven of ninety-four Irish players tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday.
Combined with testing results from last week, 13 players are in isolation, with 10 in quarantine.
As a result, Notre Dame has paused all football-related activities. The two schools are working on a date to reschedule the game.
"With student-athlete health and safety our primary focus, we will continue to follow our prevention protocols and ongoing testing procedures," Notre Dame 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."
Wake Forest athletic director John Currie said in a statement they are working on rescheduling the game for Oct. 3, an open date the two schools share.
"I know everyone involved is saddened to be unable to play this weekend, but based on the circumstances it is the right decision," Currie said in a statement. "We are already discussing options for rescheduling with the ACC and our future opponents, including the possibility of playing on the October 3rd weekend."
As of Tuesday, this is the only game cancelled in Week 4.
- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com
