Notre Dame has already lost multiple players this year who are out with season-ending injuries. Now several Fighting Irish players are dealing with a sickness, too.
On3’s Tyler Horka reports that several Notre Dame players are battling the flu ahead of the Orange Bowl against Penn State. Horka shared the news Thursday morning on Twitter, ahead of Thursday night’s Orange Bowl matchup.
“Been told the flu is going around the Notre Dame locker room,” Horka posted. “Those who have it have it bad, but it sounds like that’s mostly backups and special teams players. Still something to monitor for the Fighting Irish going into the Orange Bowl vs. Penn State tonight.”
Having a flu outbreak in your locker room is obviously not ideal ahead of a College Football Playoff semifinal game. It will be interesting to see what impact, if any, it has on Notre Dame Thursday night.