Notre Dame canceled football practice Thursday for a second consecutive day, holding off on preparations for its Sept. 12 opener against Duke.
The pause in practice is in reaction to the school's decision to move classes online for at least two weeks to attempt to contain a spike in COVID-19 cases.
Citing a rise in cases from 58 to 147 in one day, Rev. John Jenkins also announced that public spaces on campus would be closed.
Of the 232 tests administered to the football team, five players tested positive, according to university physician Dr. Matt Leiszler. The players who tested positive have been put in isolation and their families have been notified.
Another six football players have been put in quarantine through contract tracing protocols.
Responding to the coronavirus spike and campus closures, Notre Dame's football program underwent two rounds of COVID-19 testing this week, the school announced.
