The same week Notre Dame hopes to put the finishing touch on its class of 2021, half that class has already arrived on campus. In fact, the 14 early-enrolling freshmen will start classes on Wednesday, the same day they would traditionally have signed with the Irish.
Of course, that coincidence comes after Tyler Buchner, Rocco Spindler & Co. all signed during December’s early signing period, now in its fourth year of existence, with this the (hopefully) rare semester with a February start date due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The pandemic could also push their spring practice initiation further down the road than usual.