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A very important fax just came into the Gug this morning as running back Greg Bryant officially signed with Notre Dame this morning. Let’s take a look at the five-star running back from Florida. GREG BRYANT Delray Beach, Florida Measureables: 5-foot-11, 197-pounds Accolades: Five-star prospect Rivals, ESPN, MaxPrep. No. 2 running back in country, Rivals.…
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Notre Dame’s wide receiving depth chart just got better this morning, when Philadelphia’s William Fuller sent in his letter-of-intent. Let’s take a look at what the Irish are getting. WILLIAM FULLER Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Measureables: 6-foot-1, 170-pounds Accolades: First-team All-State AAAA, All-City per Philadelphia Daily News. First-team All-Southeastern Pennsylvania. MVP of Philadelphia Catholic League. Four-star prospect…
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The Irish added another key piece to the secondary with the fax arriving from Washington D.C.’s Devin Butler. While we’ll give you the particulars of Butler, here’s a great piece written by the South Bend Tribune’s Tyler James on Butler that’s worth giving a look. DEVIN BUTLER Washington, D.C. Measureables: 6-foot-1, 179-pounds Accolades: First-team All-Metro,…
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Notre Dame added another linebacker to its stable with Doug Randolph’s letter-of-intent coming into the Gug. Let’s see what the Irish have in the one-time Stanford commit and the high school teammate of CJ Prosise. DOUG RANDOLPH Woodberry Forest, Virginia Measureables: 6-foot-3, 229-pounds Accolades: U.S. Army All-American, four-star Rivals, ESPN, 247. Impressive offers: Boston College,…
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One of Notre Dame’s longest recruiting commitments has finally made it official. Jacob Matuska’s letter-of-intent just came into the Gug and the Irish will welcome another power player to their front seven. Let’s take a closer look at Matuska. JACOB MATUSKA Columbus, Ohio Measureables: 6-foot-4, 235-pounds Accolades: First-team All-Ohio Division IV. AP All-Central District tight…
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One of the biggest defensive players in Notre Dame’s recruiting class has made it official with a letter-of-intent. Once again, the Irish have gone into Georgia to snatch an elite recruit. Let’s dig into Isaac Rochell. ISAAC ROCHELL McDonough, Georgia Measureables: 6-foot-4, 250-pounds Accolades: First-team All-State, Atlanta Journal-Constitution. First-team defensive line, South Metro All-Area team.…
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Notre Dame just added another New Jersey product to the roster, with projected cornerback Rashad Kinlaw’s fax making his commitment official. Let’s dig deeper into one of the Irish’s most intriguing developmental projects. RASHAD KINLAW Galloway, New Jersey Measureables: 6-foot-1, 185-pounds Accolades: Team USA U-19 team, three-star recruit. Started at quarterback his junior season. Intercepted…
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Just a few minutes after 7:00 a.m., Notre Dame has accepted a letter-of-intent from linebacker Michael Deeb. Let’s take a look at what the Irish are getting. MICHAEL DEEB Plantation, Florida Measureables: 6-foot-2, 238-pounds. Accolades: First-team linebacker Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel. First-team linebacker on Miami Herald All-Broward County 5A. Four-year starter at inside linebacker. Impressive…
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Tucked inside the cozy confines of the Joyce Center at the FIDM headquarters, we’re beginning a very long — and exciting — day of coverage as National Signing Day gets started. Against my better judgment, I’ll be hosting a live blog here to chat with all of you as long as…
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With a back-log of talent at quarterback, it was almost expected that Notre Dame would skip this recruiting cycle at the position if it didn’t land one of its earliest targets. But in signing Malik Zaire, the Irish found themselves another quarterback that’s tailor-made for what Brian Kelly wants to do with his offense. Zaire,…
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With an athletic pedigree that is hard to ignore, Corey Robinson, son of NBA Hall of Famer David Robinson, walks onto campus as one of the more intriguing developmental projects in recent memory. Late to the sport of football, Notre Dame was one of the first schools to identify Robinson as a player, and it…
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The Notre Dame pipeline from St. Paul’s Cretin-Derham Hall continues with athlete James Onwualu. One part football player, one part Swiss Army knife, Onwualu will enter Notre Dame as a wide receiver, but has the skillset capable to play multiple positions on either side of the football. One of the earliest commitments to the Irish,…
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With Notre Dame skipping the tight end position in the last recruiting cycle and saying goodbye to All-American Tyler Eifert and reserve Jake Golic, adding numbers at the tight end position was a key in the 2013 class. With early enrollee Mike Heuerman, Notre Dame landed one of their early targets and another key building…
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The first five members of the heralded 2013 recruiting class are already on campus. Let’s take a look at the five freshmen that are already enrolled in classes and will participate in spring practice next month. STEVE ELMER Midland, Michigan Measureables: 6-foot-6, 305-pounds Impressive Offers: Michigan, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Stanford Accolades: No. 60 player in…
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With the depth chart at punter precariously thin, Notre Dame picked up the commitment of recruited walk-on Andrew Antognoli, who backed away from a pledge to punt at Harvard for the chance to play for the Fighting Irish. With Ben Turk graduating after four years of service, Kyle Brindza is slated to take over the…
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With less than 48 hours until Signing Day, there’s little more any coaching staff can do. With a recruiting dead period upon us, coaches will return to campus around the country and wait for the fax machine. Sure, there’ll be last minute phone calls and texts, but the majority of work has been completed. It’s…
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Current Michigan defensive coordinator Greg Mattison has a special place carved out for him in Notre Dame football’s history books. The coaching lifer spent eight years in South Bend, coordinating the defense for Bob Davie, then staying on staff through the transition to Tyrone Willingham, a rare holdover in the house-cleaning that happened after the…
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It’s been five years since Notre Dame had a recruiting class that was in the running for the top group in the country. That year, beyond any expectation considering the Irish’s horrific 3-9 season, Charlie Weis and company reeled in a class headlined by five-star recruits Dayne Crist, Michael Floyd and Kyle Rudolph. Like the…
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When Notre Dame turned to Brian Kelly after another disappointing season in 2009, many wondered whether or not he was going to be able to make it on the recruiting trail. Cutting his teeth at Grand Valley State, then spending stints at Central Michigan and Cincinnati, moving to Notre Dame was a big step forward.…
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There’s no way to get around the fact that in Notre Dame’s date with destiny, they were beaten soundly by Alabama. You can talk about missed tackles, shaky referees, and an offense that was just slightly off, but the reality of the Crimson Tide’s 28-point victory points to a significant gap between the nation’s best…
