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		<title>Projecting Neal&#8217;s role in the Irish offense</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/22/projecting-neals-role-in-the-irish-offense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the soap opera behind us, we can finally turn the focus from Davonte Neal choosing Notre Dame, to projecting what he&#8217;ll end up doing for the Fighting Irish. Put simply, Neal can be considered the salvation of a recruiting class that filled a lot of holes but was considered by some a disappointment after&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6449&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>After missing first press conference, Neal picks Irish</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Posts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Davonte Neal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With 600 grade schoolers assembled at Kyrene de la Esperanza elementary school, the finish line to Davonte Neal&#8216;s recruitment was in sight. But with Fox Sports&#8217; Arizona affiliate broadcasting the proceedings on the internet, a funny thing happened: Neal didn&#8217;t show up. And so continued a recruitment that&#8217;s been both the very best and very&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6443&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Playmakers Wanted: John Goodman</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/20/playmakers-wanted-john-goodman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spring Practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Goodman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Note: This is the first in a series of fictional memos from Notre Dame&#8217;s No. 1 fan to key players for the 2012 Fighting Irish.) MEMO To: John Goodman From: Goldy Domer, #1 Irish Fan Subject: Your final year of eligibility John: Four years goes by quickly, doesn&#8217;t it? It seems like only yesterday we&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6435&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Local linemen could be recipe for recruiting success</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Losing a recruit like Taylor Decker would usually be cause for alarm. Over the last decade, the Irish have struggled to keep proper inventory along the offensive line, and the loss of a six-foot-eight, 300-pound left tackle prospect, three-star recruit or not, would&#8217;ve set off more than a few Irish fans. After all, it was&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6427&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>With redshirt off, intrigue surrounds Golson</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/16/with-redshirt-off-intrigue-surrounds-golson/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/16/with-redshirt-off-intrigue-surrounds-golson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depth Chart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freshman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spring Practice]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://irish.nbcsports.com/?p=6419</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just about every Irish fan wondered what the quarterbacks not on the field could do for the Irish last season. With the depth chart thrown into disarray after two quarters of football, a chorus of support erupted from all corners of ND nation, with calls for Rees, Crist, Hendrix and Golson heard amongst the shouting.&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6419&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Irish adding Eamon McOsker as a preferred walk-on</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/15/irish-adding-eamon-mcosker-as-a-preferred-walk-on/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/15/irish-adding-eamon-mcosker-as-a-preferred-walk-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eamon Osker]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://irish.nbcsports.com/?p=6409</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It looks like the Irish football program still isn&#8217;t done adding players to the class of 2012. Notre Dame has made an offer to two-way player Eamon McOsker of Loyola High in Los Angeles, and McOsker will join the Irish roster next season as a preferred walk-on. The Los Angeles Times reports that McOsker was&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6409&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Decision made, Davonte Neal set to pick school</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/15/decision-made-davonte-neal-set-to-pick-school/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/15/decision-made-davonte-neal-set-to-pick-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Davonte Neal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Three weeks after coming up on the short end of the stick on Signing Day, the Irish might be getting the impact receiver they&#8217;ve been in search of this recruiting class. Multiple reports have Davonte Neal ready to select a school, with the talented two-way player making his announcement on February 21st. The blue-chip athlete&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6407&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Martin focused on executing the offense</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/14/martin-focused-on-executing-the-offense/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/14/martin-focused-on-executing-the-offense/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chuck Martin faced his first proverbial third-and-long early in his press session. Brian Kelly&#8217;s new offensive coordinator, along with all the Irish assistant coaches, each wearing a different title in 2012 than they did in 2011, met with an eager press corp, ready to hear how this year will be better than the last. Martin&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6399&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Front four reveals multiple options</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/13/front-four-reveals-multiple-options/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defense]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kapron Lewis-Moore]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Prince Shembo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The days of calling Notre Dame a 3-4 defense are over. In fact, you&#8217;d have been wrong if you called the Irish a predominantly 3-4 defense last year. While opposing coaches looked to use the Irish&#8217;s odd-man front as recruiting ammunition to keep edge rushers from joining Bob Diaco&#8216;s defense in South Bend, the reality&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6395&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Irish adding Buffalo&#8217;s Ernest Jones to football staff</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/10/irish-adding-buffalos-ernest-jones-to-football-staff/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/10/irish-adding-buffalos-ernest-jones-to-football-staff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ernest Jones]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Brian Kelly spent the morning addressing the staff changes that await the next edition of the Fighting Irish football team. But it appears there&#8217;s one more move on the horizon, though it hasn&#8217;t been made official by Notre Dame. As reported by the Buffalo News&#8217; Rodney McKissic, associate head coach and recruiting coordinator Ernest Jones&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6387&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vowing to fix offense, Kelly announces staff shake-up</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/10/vowing-to-fix-offense-kelly-announces-staff-shake-up/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/10/vowing-to-fix-offense-kelly-announces-staff-shake-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After spending the days following Notre Dame&#8217;s bowl loss in a sprint to the recruiting finish line, Brian Kelly spent Friday morning announcing the staff changes that have taken shape since wrapping up the 2011 season. With offensive coordinator Charley Molnar taking over the football program at UMass, and Ed Warinner and Tim Hinton joining&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6382&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>After rough start, Gray believes in Kelly</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/09/after-rough-start-gray-believes-in-kelly/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/09/after-rough-start-gray-believes-in-kelly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Injury Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL Draft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlueandGold.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Kelly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonas Gray]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It took a while for the light bulb to go on, but when it did, Jonas Gray finally showed the talent many had expected from the blue-chip prospect from Detroit. One of the top prep running backs in the country, it took until Gray&#8217;s senior season to make an impact on the field, but from&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6376&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Recruiting carousel restarts with 2013 Rivals100 list</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/08/recruiting-carousel-restarts-with-2013-rivals100-list/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/08/recruiting-carousel-restarts-with-2013-rivals100-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eli Woodard]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leon McQuay]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michael Hutchings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rivals100]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Foster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryan Green]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Su'a Cravens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trey Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ty Isaac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tyrone Swoopes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vernon Hargreaves]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Notre Dame hasn&#8217;t stopped chasing 2012 prospects. But that doesn&#8217;t stop the recruiting carousel for spinning, as the lifeblood of college football &#8212; not to mention a multi-million dollar internet industry &#8212; continues to churn as college programs turn the page to a new year&#8217;s worth of recruits. Nothing signals that more than the new&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6370&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Irish still in the running for Davonte Neal</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/07/irish-still-in-the-running-for-davonte-neal/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/07/irish-still-in-the-running-for-davonte-neal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Davonte Neal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If Signing Day ended on a dour note, that lull between Signing Day and spring football might be filled with one final pleasant surprise. The Irish haven&#8217;t given up on chasing the final recruit on their board, Arizona&#8217;s Davonte Neal. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound Neal, who led Chaparral High to back-to-back state championships is still considering&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6356&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Martin gives inside look at recruiting process</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/martin-gives-inside-look-at-recruiting-process/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/martin-gives-inside-look-at-recruiting-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Posts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chuck Martin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s easy to look at the sixteen recruits that signed with Notre Dame last week and place an evaluation on the job Brian Kelly and his coaching staff did. With the last minute defection of wide receiver Deontay Greenberry, the runner-up finish for blue-chippers Nelson Agholor and Brian Poole, and the loss of one-time commits&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6326&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The ones that got away</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/04/the-ones-that-got-away/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/04/the-ones-that-got-away/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deontay Greenberry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ronald Darby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taylor Decker]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://irish.nbcsports.com/?p=6269</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Brian Kelly wanted to keep the focus on the players that decided to sign letters-of-intent with the Irish. And with a recruiting class compiled of 16 talented players &#8212; a lean class no doubt, but far from a program killer &#8212; that sentiment is certainly understandable. But we&#8217;ll have four years to judge the talent&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6269&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Offense evolves with Alford assigned RBs and slot receivers</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/offense-evolves-with-alford-assigned-rbs-and-slot-receivers/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/offense-evolves-with-alford-assigned-rbs-and-slot-receivers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coaching Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Booker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Alford]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://irish.nbcsports.com/?p=6254</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lost in the shuffle of Signing Day (we&#8217;ll get back to it, I promise), it appears Brian Kelly had finalized his coaching staff&#8217;s assignments. Tony Alford, after shifting to wide receivers to accommodate Tim Hinton, will head back to running backs coach. Scott Booker, named a full-time coach after Hinton and offensive line coach Ed&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6254&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Signing Day shocker: Greenberry signs with Houston</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/01/signing-day-shocker-greenberry-signs-with-houston/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/01/signing-day-shocker-greenberry-signs-with-houston/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Deontay Greenberry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Signing Day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As of last night, Deontay Greenberry had confirmed with the Irish coaching staff that he was set to sign his letter-of-intent with Notre Dame. But as the morning hours roll on in South Bend, the Notre Dame fax machine that awaited the four-star recruit&#8217;s signature sits idle. Multiple news outlets have reported a Signing Day&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6231&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Live Blog: National Signing Day 2012</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/01/live-blog-national-signing-day-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/01/live-blog-national-signing-day-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Posts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Signing Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UND.com]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The faxes will begin rolling into the football offices at Notre Dame before sunrise. With cornerback Tee Shepard, defensive lineman Sheldon Day, and quarterback Gunner Kiel already enrolled in school, the Irish are expected to receive at least fourteen letters-of-intent Wednesday, finalizing a recruiting season that will bring another class of student-athletes into the Notre&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6211&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Plans for Signing Day: Non-stop coverage</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/31/plans-for-signing-day-non-stop-coverage/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/31/plans-for-signing-day-non-stop-coverage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After following the recruitment of a few hundred prospective student-athletes, we&#8217;re finally able to see who&#8217;ll be wearing a Notre Dame uniform next fall. It&#8217;s been a long and winding road, but as of tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. ET, the Irish will start officially accepting letters-of-intent, and making official a recruiting class that&#8217;s been&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6200&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Commits: Secondary</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/31/the-commits-secondary/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/31/the-commits-secondary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CJ Prosise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elijah Shumate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Turner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicky Baratti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tee Shepard]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://irish.nbcsports.com/?p=6188</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Part six of our series recapping the recruits ready to sign letters-of-intent with Notre Dame next Wednesday. (Or already on campus.) Previous installments include the running backs, offensive line, wide receivers, quarterbacks, and the front seven. Taking a look at Notre Dame&#8217;s 2011 depth chart, it&#8217;s pretty clear that the Irish secondary needs reinforcements. Gone are Harrison Smith, Gary&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6188&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Commitments: Front seven</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/the-commitments-front-seven/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/the-commitments-front-seven/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jarron Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Romeo Okwara]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sheldon Day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Part five of our series recapping the recruits ready to sign letters-of-intent with Notre Dame next Wednesday. (Or already on campus.) Previous installments include the running backs, offensive line, wide receivers and quarterbacks.  At his first signing day press conference, Brian Kelly all but announced his intent to rebuild the front seven of the defense via recruiting. Little did&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6183&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Commitments: Quarterback</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/29/the-commitments-quarterback/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commitments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gunner Kiel]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://irish.nbcsports.com/?p=6169</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Part four of our series recapping the recruits ready to sign letters-of-intent with Notre Dame next Wednesday. (Or already on campus.) Previous installments include the running backs, offensive line and wide receivers. When Notre Dame named Brian Kelly its head football coach, many assumed that thy were getting a quarterbacking guru. And for good reason.&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6169&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Commitments: Wide receivers</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/27/the-commitments-wide-receivers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commitments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deontay Greenberry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justin Ferguson]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://irish.nbcsports.com/?p=6128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Part three of our series recapping the recruits ready to sign letters-of-intent with Notre Dame next Wednesday. Previous installments include running backs and offensive linemen. The shadow that Michael Floyd&#8216;s graduation will leave over the Irish offense likely won&#8217;t clear in just one season. (Consider even Floyd&#8217;s No. 3 jersey won&#8217;t even be in uniform&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6128&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Commitments: The offensive line</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/the-commitments-the-offensive-line/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/the-commitments-the-offensive-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Harrell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ronnie Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Daly]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://irish.nbcsports.com/?p=6119</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Part two of our series recapping the recruiting commitments set to sign letters-of-intent with Notre Dame next Wednesday. Often times, the most attention is heaped on the recruit that got away. That was certainly the case when Taylor Decker, a six-foot-eight, 310-pound tackle that was long pledged to the Irish flipped his commitment to Ohio&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6119&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Commitments: Running Backs</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/the-commitments-running-backs/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/the-commitments-running-backs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KeiVarae Russell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[William Mahone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://irish.nbcsports.com/?p=6109</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[[A few days ago, a commenter mentioned how little talk there was about wide receiver Chris Brown, a freakishly good athlete that's joining the Notre Dame recruiting class from South Carolina to little fanfare. Consider these columns a response to a very good comment.] In the next six days, the recruiting rollercoaster will surely rumble&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6109&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hiestand named OL coach and run game coordinator</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/25/hiestand-named-ol-coach-and-run-game-coordinator/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/25/hiestand-named-ol-coach-and-run-game-coordinator/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coaching Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harry Hiestand]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After having his name surface a few weeks ago, Harry Hiestand has officially been named to the Irish coaching staff, replacing Ed Warinner as both offensive line coach and run game coordinator. Hiestand is a 29-year coaching veteran that&#8217;s spent significant time in both the NFL and collegiate ranks. After spending the last two seasons&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6099&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Agholor, Neal more than just blue-chip recruits</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/24/agholor-neal-more-than-just-blue-chip-recruits/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/24/agholor-neal-more-than-just-blue-chip-recruits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Davonte Neal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nelson Agholor]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://irish.nbcsports.com/?p=6088</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Perusing the internet last night I stumbled upon two excellent articles written on two terrific student-athletes that Notre Dame is recruiting. While they come from opposite corners of the country, both Nelson Agholor and Davonte Neal have overcome incredible odds to find themselves in a place where they have their choice to attend some of&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6088&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Irish head down recruiting home stretch</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/23/irish-head-down-recruiting-home-stretch/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/23/irish-head-down-recruiting-home-stretch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Standifer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arik Armstead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Poole]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Davonte Neal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Akanem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nelson Agholor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ronald Darby]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Next Wednesday, thousands of college football fans around the country will wake up with it feeling like Christmas morning. That&#8217;s because after over a year of building relationships with high school prospects, fax machines across the country will get their annual workout as Letters-of-Intent roll into football offices, with Notre Dame expecting to receive fourteen&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6084&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Notre Dame makes Elliott hiring official</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/21/notre-dame-makes-elliott-hiring-official/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/21/notre-dame-makes-elliott-hiring-official/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coaching Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bobby Elliott]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Notre Dame has announced the addition of Bobby Elliott as safeties coach, finalizing the defensive side of the ball and putting into place a veteran coach that&#8217;ll replace Chuck Martin&#8217;s coaching and leadership. Elliott will team with co-defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach Kerry Cooks to work with a secondary that&#8217;ll need to replace Robert Blanton,&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6079&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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