Sister Jean Delores Schmidt, Loyola Chicago's 101-year-old chaplain, will travel with the team to Indianapolis for their first-round matchup with Georgia Tech after all.
Sister Jean's status had been in question due to COVID-19 restrictions. She has not attended a game during the 2020-21 season. However, a university spokesperson told Block Club Chicago there are plans to allow Sister Jean to attend. She has already received both COVID-19 vaccine doses.
“I want to go so badly," Sister Jean told the Chicago Tribune's Shannon Ryan last week. “I’m not going to run down on the court and I’m not going to cause any disturbance.