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BREAKING | Notre Dame Suspends Classes Through April 13th

March 11, 2020
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Notre Dame became the latest college to essentially shut down over fears associated with COVID-19, also known as coronavirus.

The University is expected to announce that on-campus classes are cancelled until at least April 13th. They will be replaced with online classes starting on March 23rd.

This could cause some issues as students are currently on spring break and most likely left a large portion of their personal belongs on campus without anticipating being blocked from returning this coming weekend. Students are being strongly urged to remain off campus.

The University says there have been no positive tests within the community, but ackowledges a high probablity of spread to the region.

USC, Ohio State and Rutgers have all cancelled on-campus classes earlier this week as well.

While Commencement is still scheduled for the weekend of May 15-17, it is subject to change.

Obviously, this news will cause great complications for the Notre Dame Football program, both in terms of spring practice and recruiting.

"We will continue to monitor athletic activities and will make decisions in the best interests of our students and our fans, in consultation with public health and Conference officials," stated Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. in a statement. 

After getting in one practice before going on break, the Irish were set to resume on March 17th and conclude with the Blue-Gold Game on April 18th. That schedule could be adjusted, but the University statement noted some students would be approved to return.

From a recruiting standpoint, the Irish were scheduled to host dozens of visitors over the next month, including what was supposed to be a massive event stocked with some of the top offensive linemen in the nation next weekend. 

 
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