At first glance, Notre Dame postponing a game feels drastic, dramatic, a worst-case scenario. In 2020, it is not. Postponing the trip to Wake Forest is not only prudent, patient and necessary, but also inevitable, manageable and expected.
An optimistic and arguably foolish reliance on football obscured those expectations, but if taking a step back, they existed all along. That anticipation is the exact reason the ACC built two idle weeks per team into this truncated season, not to mention a week before the conference championship if it is necessary.
To quote Irish head coach Brian Kelly after beating South Florida on Saturday, “We live in this world where right now, you’re never prepared for it, but we are aware of it and we know it could happen.