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'Mass incoming': Notre Dame AD addresses fan surge in Clemson post-game amid COVID-19 spike in area

South Bend (Ind.) Tribune

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- On Thursday, Notre Dame’s president released a video in which he warned about rising COVID-19 cases and implored students to redouble their efforts to follow safety measures and end the semester without “a major stumble.”

On Saturday night, after the football team’s 47-40 double overtime upset of No. 1 Clemson, thousands of students rushed the field to celebrate, cramming close together and surrounding players and coaches. Several students could be seen on the NBC telecast and in photos not wearing masks or with masks pulled down.