Sunday's crucial Allianz Hurling League Division 1B clash between Antrim and Laois is in doubt after an outbreak of sickness within the Saffrons' squad.
The Football Review Committee (FRC) have confirmed that they won't make any tweaks to the new rule changes until after March 13th ahead of the championship's start.
Kildare remain on course for an immediate return to Division 2 after recording a fourth consecutive Allianz Football League win by seeing off Laois in Newbridge this evening.
Next year's All-Ireland senior football championship is set to have a new format that will see a qualifier series replacing the group phase which is currently in place.
A change to the format of the All-Ireland senior football championship is one of the 40 items on the agenda at GAA Congress in Donegal this coming weekend.
Kildare crushed Leitrim with a 1-27 to 0-7 win in Ballinamore this afternoon for their third straight victory in Division 3 of the Allianz Football League.
Laois lifted themselves from the bottom of the Allianz Hurling League Division 1B table with a 4-18 to 1-19 win against Westmeath in Mullingar this afternoon.
Laois took the chance to make up ground on the pace-setters in Division 3 of the Lidl National League on Sunday when they defeated Carlow by 3-18 to 4-6.
Offaly chalked up their second win in Division 1B of the Allianz Hurling League this afternoon by seeing off Antrim on a comprehensive 2-26 to 0-17 scoreline in Tullamore.
Laois got up and running in their Allianz Football League Division 3 campaign this afternoon by demolishing Leitrim on a 3-20 to 0-6 scoreline in Ballinamore.