Notre Dame Addresses Field-Storming Amid Pandemic

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The act of fans storming fields and courts has long posed a safety challenge for stadium and arena security professionals, but when University of Notre Dame students poured onto the Notre Dame Stadium turf late Saturday night after the Irish defeated top-ranked Clemson in overtime, a new concern emerged: COVID-19 spread.

Only students, faculty, staff and player family members were permitted to attend the game featuring two top-four teams, and photos indicate that mostly students flooded the field and that nearly all of them appear to be wearing face coverings. That said, Notre Dame is taking precautions to ensure that the game's aftermath doesn't turn into a super-spreader event.

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