You didn’t know if you would see this in 2020, did you? With everything we’ve had to go through, you couldn’t be blamed if you didn’t think it would happen. Nonetheless, here it is:
It's finally here! 🙌
For the first time in 2020, here come the Irish! ☘️ pic.twitter.com/AL9qLs0uCn
— Notre Dame on NBC (@NDonNBC) September 12, 2020
It’s true that this doesn’t mean COVID-19 is over. Not by a long shot. We have a long way to go before normalcy is even considered. But man, if this doesn’t signify that things will be OK for a few hours, nothing will.
We don’t know if the Irish will be ahead on the scoreboard at the end of this game, but the university and the ACC already have won for being able to pull this off. Hopefully, this season will be played without interruption, which isn’t a guarantee in the current environment. Still, the Irish coming out of the tunnel proves that some traditions just refuse to die, even if for a year or two. Everyone involved can stand with pride today.