Notre Dame announced Thursday that five of its football players tested positive for COVID-19 in two recent rounds.
In addition, six players are quarantined because they are believed to have come into contact with players who tested positive.
Notre Dame canceled Thursday’s scheduled practice and is expected to undergo additional testing on Friday. No final date has been given for the team to return to training, as it will do so with the permission of the medical staff.
Notre Dame has conducted 851 coronavirus tests as a component of its football program since June 18, and nine tests have been conducted.
The campus recorded a total of 304 positive tests, which led the university to move to distance learning until at least September 2, according to ESPN’s Andrea Adelson.
Several meetings do not have to play football in the fall, and Notre Dame has suspended its independent FBS prestige for one season and will register for the ACC for the 2020 campaign.
Notre Dame is already part of the ACC in school basketball and several other sports.
Between the Power Five conferences, the CCA, SEC and Big 12 have pledged to play football in the fall, while the Big Ten and Pac-12 have retired and at a later date will decide whether to play football in the spring.
The ACC plays a schedule of 10 plus one in 2020, which means the team will play 10 convention games and a non-convention game.
Notre Dame has won double-digit games in more than 3 seasons, adding an 11-2 record last season and a 12-1 score in 2018. Of all the ACC groups this season, the Fighting Irish may have the most productive opportunity. to finish the five-year Clemson convention championship sequence.
The Irish are scheduled to play for the first time in the 2020 season on September 12 when they receive the Duke Blue Devils.