This is not an April Fool’s Day bit. If only we could all be so fortunate. Though Notre Dame’s first scheduled game is 151 days away, the current circumstances have prompted an early beginning for the annual offseason countdown through the roster. That said, if everything breaks right, if people behave, if science excels, if …, if …, if …, then the countdown could lead right into preseason practices as it usually does.
In that respect, working through every Irish player by descending jersey number may still serve as a countdown, but it is hard to count down to an unknown target date.