Suddenly, Notre Dame is scrambling to find a new opponent for Wednesday. That’s because of a positive test for COVID-19 within Clemson, the program that was supposed to come to Purcell Pavilion. The subsequent quarantining and contact tracing has forced the game’s postponement. This comes less than a day after the Irish earned their sixth ACC win in their past eight games against Miami.
Per Tom Noie of the South Bend Tribune, Mike Brey says the Irish exploring other avenues to fill the void. North Carolina, which currently does not have a game scheduled for Wednesday, initially was seen as an option. However, the Tar Heels are choosing not to travel this week, so that’s off the table. It’s looking increasingly likely the Irish will have to look outside the conference if they want to fill that void.
If the Irish can’t find a new opponent quickly, they’ll have to wait almost a week between games. Their next schedule contest is Saturday at Syracuse. Having that long of a layoff at a time when the team has been gaining some serious momentum lately could be damaging. This is the last thing it needs to have happen.
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