Notre Dame picked up its fourth commitment of the week today, and third from last weekend's junior day visitor list, when jumbo wide receiver Micah Jones announced for the Irish. The 6'5", 200-pound Illinois prospect earned an offer after attending Irish Invasion last year and was immediately rumored to be an Irish lean. His recruiting rankings [...]
On National Signing Day, we posted an overview of the 2017 Notre Dame recruiting class with recruit grades and some thoughts on the class. This is final installment of a four-part series that dove into a little more detail on the class, following Monday's recap of the Irish's offensive skill position signees, Tuesday's look at the [...]
On National Signing Day, we posted an overview of the 2017 Notre Dame recruiting class with recruit grades and some thoughts on the class. This is the third post of a four-part series that will dive into a little more detail on the class, following Monday's recap of the Irish's offensive skill position signees and yesterday's look [...]
On National Signing Day, we posted an overview of the 2017 Notre Dame recruiting class with recruit grades and some thoughts on the class. This is the second post of a four-part series that will dive into a little more detail on the class, following yesterday's recap of the Irish's offensive skill position signees. Today we look [...]
On National Signing Day, we posted an overview of the 2017 Notre Dame recruiting class with recruit grades and some thoughts on the class. This is the first post of a four-part series that will dive into a little more detail on the class, giving each of Eric, Jaden, Tyler's, and my grades and comments [...]
Wild Finish For 2017 Notre Dame Recruiting With two weeks to go until signing day, 2017 Notre Dame recruiting was in a dark place indeed, with only 15 commits in the class. Some knee-buckling late defections, the natural uncertainty around five new assistant coaches, and the negative vibes from a disastrous 4-8 season had most of [...]
Brian Kelly introduced the new Irish staff today in his first press conference since the brutal USC post-mortem presser in November. While positive results on the field are the only thing that can truly erase the putrid taste the 2016 season left in our mouths, the change in vibe between that USC press conference and today's was [...]
Tjena, grabben! Jordan Genmark Heath became the 16th commitment in Notre Dame's 2017 recruiting class when he announced for the Irish today. The 6-2, 205 lb athlete had been committed to Cal since early October, but opened things up when Sonny Dykes was fired and the future in Berkeley was uncertain. Notre Dame made a big move [...]
For Whom The Del Tolls The final major piece of Brian Kelly's massive staff overhaul is in place, as news broke today that former Arizona State assistant DelVaughn Alexander is headed to South Bend as the new wide receiver coach. Alexander has been at Arizona State since 2011, working with receivers through 2015 and with tight [...]
Almost since Mike Elko's name surfaced as an interviewee for the Notre Dame's vacant defensive coordinator position, it has been rumored that Clark Lea would follow him from Winston-Salem to South Bend. Lea coached the linebackers at Wake and is expected to do the same at Notre Dame. Lea's background, both as a player and [...]
NBC Sports's Keith Arnold tweeted yesterday that Tommy Rees will soon join the Notre Dame staff. Not official, but imminent: Multiple sources tell me that Tommy Rees is returning to Notre Dame to coach quarterbacks. — Keith Arnold (@KeithArnold) January 2, 2017 The South Bend Tribune's Mike Vorel later tweeted comments from Rees saying that nothing [...]
The Overhaul Continues with a New Special Teams Coach Notre Dame made another rumored football staff addition official today: Brian Polian will return to South Bend, joining Brian Kelly's staff as the new special teams coordinator. Polian was with Charlie Weis throughout his Notre Dame tenure, serving as a defensive assistant from 2005 to 2007 [...]
Word leaked out of South Bend today that Wake Forest defensive coordinator Mike Elko has agreed to take the same position at Notre Dame. His name first surfaced among Notre Dame reporters a couple of months ago, which led to his inclusion in 18 Stripes's mid-season review of defensive coordinator candidates: He’s not a household name for fans [...]
Fire up the bat signal... Aaron Banks became the 18th commitment in Notre Dame's 2017 recruiting class when he announced for the Irish at his school today. The 6-7, 315 lb lineman from El Cerrito High in La Mirada, CA becomes and the fourth offensive lineman, joining Josh Lugg, Robert Hainsey, and Dillan Gibbons. Banks will also join [...]
There's an old Arabic proverb to the effect that a good lie can walk from Baghdad to Constantinople while the truth is still looking for its sandals. We're going to diverge from our usual coachspeak angle to address some of the rumors and innuendo that have been flying around lately. These haven't come out of the press [...]
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