Notre Dame locker room reportedly battling flu outbreak ahead of Orange Bowl

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There is a flu outbreak in the Notre Dame locker room that is significant for some players but has mostly affected backups and those on special teams, according to a recent report from On3.

Other reports since suggest that the disease has subsided in recent days, but not all players are fully recovered.

Notre Dame will face Penn State Thursday night in the Orange Bowl, where head coaches James Franklin and Marcus Freeman will make history as their teams struggle in the game. College Football Playoff Semifinals.

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No. 7 seed Notre Dame is a one-point favorite over no. 6 seed PSU prior to kickoff. That’s one win away from reaching the national championship game after beating No. 2 seed Georgia and no. 10 seed Indiana in the earlier rounds.

Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard has the second best odds to win the CFP MVP at +475 (bet $10 to win $57.50 total) as a running back Jeremiah Love boasts the seventh-best odds of +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total).

It remains to be seen whether the flu outbreak affects Notre Dame’s championship run.

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