Navy and Notre Dame had a plan to play football this season. It was carefully considered, totally buttoned up and ready to be executed.
First, it was set to be played in Dublin, Ireland. But in a concession to the realities of the coronavirus, the contest was moved to Annapolis. Both institutions intended to make it work regardless of how things developed due to the pandemic, and it was possible the game would be played without fans, or only with the Brigade of Midshipmen in attendance, or at 30 percent capacity.
Then the dominoes started falling around the college football world.