Na na na na Not all colleges have started their fall semesters. A fist pump, a shutout, a touchdown taken off the scoreboard. For certain, the cue has been given. The University of Notre Dame announced Tuesday afternoon it was suspending in-person classes for almost 12,000 students, moving undergraduate classes to remote instruction for two weeks while keeping students on campus and giving leaders a chance to reassess plans and a rising coronavirus infection rate. What went wrong? Virginia Tech’s president, Tim Sands, sent a letter to students on Tuesday pleading with them to be responsible or risk outbreaks like those on other campuses. After 147 people tested positive for the coronavirus, Notre Dame said it would shift to remote instruction for at least two weeks. Will the pandemic lead to more competition for transfer students, or stronger partnerships for the transfer process? Father Jenkins said the move affected undergraduates for “at least” the next two weeks and left open the possibility of sending students home. 98, a Michigan honor that has since gone by the wayside. And it is encouraging employees who can work from home to do so. © 2020 Forbes Media LLC. Do they send students home or simply more to a remote-learning model where students do not attend classes in-person? He had kept things close to the vest in the 48-17 season-opening win against Rice, but with playmakers like Jaylon Smith and Sheldon Day at his disposal, VanGorder was off to a strong enough start. Research initiatives will also continue. “They are necessary, however, if we are to continue our semester together on campus,” he said. Suffice it to say, VanGorder’s honeymoon was short-lived. Will television and streaming media contracts become more lucrative if that’s the only way to see games? 18 Michigan 11 — largely thanks to Golson. Which requirements unenforceable? The Irish student section was already deep into its third minute of the refrain to Steam’s “Kiss Him Goodbye” when Elijah Shumate intercepted Gardner’s final pass attempt. All of this is new territory, and of course vastly alters the college experience students crave and that helps to define and distinguish US higher education. A day later, Michigan State’s president sent a letter telling undergraduate students who had planned to live in campus housing to stay home. Yet by Tuesday, the school reported that at least 147 people had tested positive for the virus over the last two weeks. Their visuals are hard to top. I served previously as the Dean of Engineering at RPI and as Head of the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University. And In That Corner … The South Florida Bulls and a familiar Notre Dame name, Charlie Weis Jr. Notre Dame’s Opponents: ACC avoids missteps of Big 12, Notre Dame loses WR Skowronek for the week, but should return speedster Lenzy, Leftovers & Links: The folly of Notre Dame’s slow start, Things We Learned: D’s adjustments, ground game buy time for Notre Dame’s passing relationships, Notre Dame’s most unorthodox season opens with conventional win against Duke, Notre Dame extends Brian Kelly contract through 2024. Charlie Weis Jr. is his father’s son, except when it comes to scheme, 30 Years of Notre Dame on NBC: Lightning strikes twice in South Florida’s first visit. 18 Michigan, Tommy Rees’ first career start, an upset exaggerated, The Irish fell, but more importantly, football returned after 9/11, Last-minute Golson-to-Koyack TD beats No. Will fans be in attendance? That defense had forced four turnovers from Wolverines quarterback, “Give Notre Dame credit for how they played,” Michigan head coach, The Irish student section was already deep into its third minute of the refrain to Steam’s “Kiss Him Goodbye” when, “I was running down the sideline screaming my head off,” Notre Dame linebacker. In addition to moving classes online, Notre Dame will close public spaces on campus and restrict dormitories to residents. The university plans to work with international students on visa issues and with other students who need access to certain facilities in order to graduate. Will playoff formats be changed? Why Can't My New Employees Write? , another piece of college football in the 21st century that took a while to get to South Bend. Notre Dame football’s first road trip of the season is on hold. Night games return, ‘Crazy Train’ debuts He also encouraged students living off campus to stay in their "home communities.".