Listening to Brian Kelly talk this week about the challenges of the last few weeks dealing with practice closures, missing players, and increased workload of those available was eye opening. It really emphasized just how much we do not know about how the team is preparing and what to expect week to week. On the latest Irish Illustrated podcast, Pete Sampson of The Athletic reported a player who tested positive for COVID had participated in three padded practices in the last month. Three! There is so much going on under the hood this season, it’s hard to wrap our minds around.