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ACC: Miami has three games rescheduled due to COVID-19 outbreak

A COVID-19 outbreak at Miami means huge changes to the remainder of the 2020 ACC Football schedule. Details of it all right here.

This past weekend many looked at the point-spread between No. 9 Miami and unranked Virginia Tech and were confused to see a struggling Hokies team as a slight favorite.

Then news came out Saturday morning that Miami was dealing with a bit of a COVID-19 outbreak on their team and would be playing the game short-handed.

Miami went on to sneak out of Blacksburg with a one-point victory, but they didn’t escape without lasting issues for the rest of the season as Monday saw the entirety of their remaining regular season switched up.

Miami’s contest against Georgia Tech has been moved from this weekend to Saturday, December 19, assuming the Hurricanes don’t qualify for the ACC Championship Game.

Their game at Wake Forest that had been scheduled for November 28 will now be played on December 5 while their final home game of the regular season against North Carolina moves from December 5 to 12.

In order to make this work the ACC had to rearrange a few other games:

  • Wake Forest at Louisville moves from Dec. 5 to Nov. 28
  • Western Carolina at North Carolina moves from Dec. 11 to Dec. 5
  • Louisville at Boston College moves from Nov. 27 to Dec. 12

If that seems crazy then make sure you remember there is still almost a month of regular season ACC games still remaining and that this could very possibly be just the tip of the iceberg in terms of craziness.

Miami AD: “Would be thrilled” to add Notre Dame in 2020

As the fallout continues from the Big Ten and Pac-12 officially dropping conference games from the 2020 college football season, initial steps are taking place as to the fallout. As we’ve discussed on Fighting Irish Wire since the Big Ten news broke …

As the fallout continues from the Big Ten and Pac-12 officially dropping conference games from the 2020 college football season, initial steps are taking place as to the fallout.

As we’ve discussed on Fighting Irish Wire since the Big Ten news broke Thursday afternoon, the ACC appears to be Notre Dame’s life raft if 2020 only sees conference games played nationally.

The University of Miami (FL) will lose their contest against Michigan State and according to their athletic director, would be plenty excited to replace the Spartans with Notre Dame.

“If the opportunity for a match up with ND is presented, we would be thrilled to have that game added to our 2020 schedule.” Blake James – University of Miami Athletic Director to the Miami Herald

Miami was one of our guesses as a replacement if Notre Dame were to play an all-ACC schedule.

In terms of name brand you can’t ask for much more than Miami, even if they’re coming off a 6-7 campaign in 2019. They’ve added quarterback D’Eriq King from Houston who brings stability to a position that has been an issue of late for the Hurricanes.

Notre Dame and Miami have not met since November of 2017 in what ended in disaster for the Fighting Irish, a 41-8 defeat.

Notre Dame and Miami are currently set to resume the old “Catholics vs. Convicts” rivalry in 2024 and 2025 as part of the ACC/Notre Dame scheduling agreement.

Happy Friday, College Football Morning Announcements Style

2002 Miami vs. Florida State brought back all of the memories for me last night.

Congrats, you’ve made it to Friday.

I’m not sure if you’re working from home, still having to go to your place of employment or if you haven’t stopped going into work but you’re almost to the weekend and sometimes you just have to give yourself a small pat on the back for making it there.

Last night I was working on a couple things and scrolling channels, only to come across a college football game from when I was 16.  It took me a bit down memory lane with the NFL talent that was everywhere and it made me really want to go back to my parents basement and play NCAA Football ’03 with my high school friends.

That game is the basis of most of this Friday’s podcast.  Enjoy some discussion on the great Florida State vs. Miami rivalry, Sean Taylor and Greg Reid love and please tell me how a certain Hurricane was so loved nationally.

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We’ll be in touch on here with a few things throughout this Friday but enjoy your weekends.