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Notre Dame president sees 'no way currently' to allow fans at football games without limiting attendance

Don’t expect to see a full Notre Dame Stadium in 2020.

As schools across the country make plans to play football amid the coronavirus pandemic, limiting attendance at games is one of the most widely-considered ways to keep football as safe as possible. And Notre Dame president Rev. John I. Jenkins wrote in a New York Times editorial on Tuesday that he doesn’t see any way that Notre Dame Stadium will be able to host as many fans as it typically can during the upcoming season.

From the Times:

Athletic competition presents another set of challenges.