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Seven other Division-I college football games kicked off as the clock struck noon, but not in Syracuse. The national anthem had played. The pregame clock down counted down to zero. But there were no players out on the field.
Georgia Tech coaches had huddled on the field and soon ran off, as three Syracuse personnel needed their negative COVID-19 results confirmed.
What was supposed to be a celebration of the newly renovated Carrier Dome ended up as a reminder of the COVID-19 pandemic.