Jacob Lacey became the second commit in Notre Dame's 2019 class when he pledged to the Irish today. Michigan expected Lacey at their summer barbecue event this weekend, but he cancelled that trip and instead became Michigan's second top 150 recruiting loss of the week to Notre Dame. #RememberTheSix First I give GOD all [...]
The 2017 football opener against Temple inches ever closer, which of course means it's a perfect time for projecting 2018 recruiting needs for the remainder of this cycle. Right? That's how I read it, anyway... With the recent pledges of George Takacs, Jahmir Smith, Shayne Simon, and Jack Lamb, the 2018 class stands at 15 [...]
Linebacker Jack Lamb became the 15th Notre Dame commit of the 2018 cycle when he announced for the Irish today. Conventional wisdom held UCLA would win out for the 6'4", 215-pound Californian due to concerns about distance; despite even further distance, many feared Penn State's pull on the double Nittany Lion legacy. However, Notre Dame [...]
We’re just six scant weeks away from Notre Dame football’s 2017 season opener against Temple, which means it’s prime season preview magazine time. The South Bend Tribune was once again kind enough to send over a copy of their preview issue; as usual, it didn’t disappoint. Join us, then, as we dive into our ND [...]
Shayne Simon became the 14th Notre Dame commit of the 2018 cycle when he announced for the Irish today. The 6'3", 215-pound athlete's star has ascended steadily over the last few months, as he has put in some very impressive camp performances and moved into the top 150 in the 247 Composite. Earlier in his recruitment, [...]
Jahmir Smith became the 13th Notre Dame commit of the 2018 cycle when he announced for the Irish today. The 5'11", 198-pound North Carolina speedster is a high-academic kid (as a junior, he reports a GPA of 4.43/4.0 and an ACT of 25) who reacted very favorably to his Notre Dame offer, but we never heard [...]
Cade McNamara became the first Notre Dame commit of the 2019 cycle when he announced for the Irish today. The 6'1", 186-pound Nevadan camped at Notre Dame last month; he clearly made a big impression on the staff, as his performance earned an offer. Brian Polian ran point on McNamara's recruitment, presumably in part because [...]
Yesterday's announcement of a home-and-home with Arkansas and its accompanying note that 2020 will be the first time the Irish and Razorbacks meet got us thinking: Who has Notre Dame football never played in its illustrious, 130-year history? We dove into the annals (annals - get your mind out of the gutter, man) to look at [...]
George Takacs became the 12th Notre Dame commit of the 2018 cycle when he announced for the Irish today. The 6'7", 236-pound Florida standout opened a lot of eyes at the Nike Opening Regional in Miami recently; he impressed both attached and in the passing game, and in the process earned an invite to the finals in Oregon [...]
In most football offseasons, we might see a single player head to South Bend as a Notre Dame transfer. Someone like Cody Riggs, or Avery Sebastian - a grad transfer with a single year left and something to prove. This offseason the Irish have proven much more active in the transfer market than at any [...]
Ja'mion Franklin became the 12th Notre Dame commit of the 2018 cycle when he announced for the Irish at his school today; the 6'3", 306-pound Maryland bull originally planned to announce in July, but after he earned an invite to the Opening Finals he decided to move his announcement up. Despite a lack of love for [...]
Realistically, how much can Notre Dame football improve this season? Here's the Cliff Notes answer: We don't know. Ha! No, but seriously, there's no definitive way to answer the question. If every coach and every starter from 2016 returned for this season, there would still be far too many variables in the 2017 equation to make [...]
In this most recent NFL draft, we saw the Cleveland Browns use a second round pick on 2014 signee Deshone Kizer, who was roughly a top 250 recruit. Compared to other Notre Dame draft picks over the last decade, Kizer did pretty well for himself - top 250 players don't have a great hit rate in the draft. [...]
Notre Dame will take the field tomorrow for the first time in 2017 for the annual Blue-Gold game, and finally wipe away the last vestiges of the second Season That Never Happened of the last decade. While a substantial portion of the Irish fan base (drink!) understandably remains in show-me mode, the program has unquestionably generated more [...]
Braden Lenzy became the 11th Notre Dame commit of the 2018 cycle when he announced for the Irish today. Lenzy and his parents made their first visit to Notre Dame on the first junior day of the cycle; the visit made a big impression, as it moved the Irish from the edge of his radar to right [...]
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