A flu epidemic broke out in the Notre Dame locker room, which is important for some players, but mainly affected reserves and special teams players. according to the latest On3 report.
Other reports indicate that the disease has subsided in recent days, but not all players are fully recovered.
Notre Dame is scheduled to face off Penn State on Thursday evening in Orange bowlwhere are the head coaches James Franklin and Marcus Freeman will go down in history when their teams will face off in College Football Playoff Semifinals.
No. 7 Notre Dame is a one-point favorite over No. 6 PSU heading into the game. He is just one win away from advancing to the national championship game after being knocked out of second place in the standings Georgia and seed No. 10 Indiana in earlier rounds.
Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard has the second-best odds to win CFP MVP at +475 (bet $10 to win $57.50 total), while also running away with Jeremiah Love boasts the seventh highest odds of +2000 (bet $10 to win a total of $210).
Time will tell whether the flu epidemic will impact Notre Dame’s championship run.
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