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Notre Dame cancels Interhall football and tradition wipes away a tear

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This wasn’t an announcement that I expected this summer, but Notre Dame has decided to end its decades long tradition of interhall tackle football.

Notre Dame announced the cancellation of its Interhall Tackle Football program Tuesday.

Vice president for student affairs Fr. Gerry Olinger cited declining interest and safety concerns as the rationale behind the decision.https://t.co/EXszhz6Wt7— The Observer (@NDSMCObserver) June 14, 2023

As our friend @irishroundtable pointed out in the replies, student decline was from 370 students in 2017 to 269 in 2022.