Good morning! National Signing Day is now over, but not without a little midday excitement. Here are your headlines:
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SIGNING DAY/RECRUITING NEWS
- NY Times: National Signing Day, when college football makes a spectacle of itself
- UND.com: Fighting Irish add 24 names to 2015 Notre Dame Football roster
- Irish Illustrated: Meet the class: Offense
- Irish Sports Daily: Signing Day capsules: Offense
- Irish Illustrated: Meet the class: Defense
- Irish Sports Daily: Signing Day capsules: Defense
- Blacher Report: Notre Dame football recruiting: Meet the Irish’s 2015 class
- Irish Illustrated: Additions, subtractions, and future moves
- ESPN: Notre Dame Fighting Irish Signing Day surprises come from odd places
- Irish Sports Daily: Frank commentary
- UND.com: Irish Extra: Shamrock Soldiers
- UND.com: Irish Extra: A Notre Dame football Signing Day diary
- UND.com: Irish Extra: Signing Day a culmination of long Irish process
- SB Nation: 2015 Notre Dame football early impact freshmen, recruiting class breakdown
- CSN Chicago: Notre Dame adds recruiting depth with focus on ’15 playoff run
- Fox Sports: It’s playoff or bust now for Fighting Irish
- Irish Illustrated: Next: Looking ahead to ’16
VIDEOS
- Watch ND: Coach Kelly Signing Day press conference (1:03:06)
- Watch ND: Keith Arnold (Inside the Irish) Signing Day interview (12:16)
- Watch ND: Mike Frank (Irish Sports Daily) Signing Day interview (6:58)
- Watch ND: Pete Sampson (Irish Illustrated) Signing Day interview (6:58)
- Watch ND: Coach Kelly Signing Day interview (11:23)
- Irish Illustrated: Video: Kelly cites depth (3:54)
PODCASTS
- Irish Sports Daily: Signing Day Power Hour 2-4-15 (1:54:59)
- Subway Domer: Podcast: National Signing Day rap (45:00)
- Irish Sports Talk: National Signing Day & coach rumors Feb. 4 (1:11:41)
- UND.com: Coach Kelly 2015 Signing Day press conference (1:03:28)
- TNNDN: ND Fan Radio: Vol. 35 – National Signing Day – Fan calls & reactions 02/04 (2:04:00)
- The Solid Verbal: Signing Day Spectacular (2/4) (1:10:26)
RB JOSH ADAMS
- Philadelphia Inquirer: Central Bucks South’s Josh Adams felt the charm of the Irish
- Slap the Sign: Josh Adams signs with Notre Dame
- Watch ND: Josh Adams – 2015 Notre Dame football signee (3:53)
LB JOSH BARAJAS
- NBC Sports: Faxes in: Josh Barajas
- Slap the Sign: Josh Barajas signs with Notre Dame
- Chicago Tribune: Andrean’s Josh Barajas first Region player to sign with Notre Dame since 2006
- Watch ND: Josh Barajas – 2015 Notre Dame football signee (3:23)
LB ASMAR BILAL
- Irish Illustrated: ‘The people were everything’
- News-Sentinel: Notre Dame recruit profile: LB Asmar Bilal
- Watch ND: Asmar Bilal – 2015 Notre Dame football signee (3:38)
TE MILES BOYKIN
- NBC Sports: Faxes in: Miles Boykin
- Irish Illustrated: NSD Q&A: Miles Boykin
- Slap the Sign: Miles Boykin signs with Notre Dame
- Chicago Tribune: Miles Boykin eager to get down to business at Notre Dame
- CSN Chicago: Miles Boykin signs Notre Dame LOI, joins ‘the Irish family’
- Watch ND: Miles Boykin – 2015 Notre Dame football signee (3:07)
DB SHAUN CRAWFORD
- Irish Sports Daily: Crawford finds home in South Bend
- NBC Sports: Faxes in: Shaun Crawford
- Cleveland.com: St. Edward football’s National Signing Day ceremony, including Ohio State’s Alex Stump, Notre Dame’s Shaun Crawford
- Slap the Sign: Shaun Crawford signs with Notre Dame
- Watch ND: Shaun Crawford – 2015 Notre Dame football signee (3:45)
CB NICK COLEMAN
- NBC Sports: Faxes in: Nick Coleman
- Watch ND: Nick Coleman – 2015 Notre Dame football signee (2:55)
OL/DL LINCOLN FEIST
- Rapid City Journal: Recruiting: Feist headed to Notre Dame as preferred walk-on
S NICCO FERTITTA
- NBC Sports: Faxes in: Nicco Fertitta
- Slap the Sign: Nicco Fertitta signs with Notre Dame
- Irish Illustrated: A father’s perspective
- Watch ND: Nicco Fertitta – 2015 Notre Dame football signee (2:55)
WR JALEN GUYTON
- NBC Sports: Faxes in: Jalen Guyton
- Dallas Morning News: Allen wide receiver is bound for Notre Dame
- Slap the Sign: Jalen Guyton signs with Notre Dame
- Journal Gazette: Recruit honed for tradition-rich Irish
- Watch ND: Jalen Guyton – 2015 Notre Dame football signee (2:23)
LB BRANDON HUTSON
- Irish Sports Daily: Hutson living his dream
- Battle Creek Enquirer: Harper’s Hutson commits as walk-on at Notre Dame
TE ALIZE JONES
- NBC Sports: Faxes in: Alize Jones
- Slap the Sign: Alize Jones signs with Notre Dame
QB ROBBY REGAN
- Irish Sports Daily: Regan finds perfect fit at Notre Dame
G TREVOR RUHLAND
- NBC Sports: Faxes in: Trevor Ruhland
- Northwest Herald: High school football: Cary-Grove’s Ruhland excited about Notre Dame
- Slap the Sign: Trevor Ruhland signs with Notre Dame
- Watch ND: Trevor Ruhland – 2015 Notre Dame football signee (2:53)
WR CJ SANDERS
- NBC Sports: Faxes in: CJ Sanders
- Watch ND: CJ Sanders – 2015 Notre Dame football signee (3:25)
LB/WR DEVYN SPRUELL
- Irish Sports Daily: Spruell continuing family legacy
WR EQUANIMEOUS ST. BROWN
- Irish Sports Daily: St. Brown silence is over
- Irish Illustrated: St. Brown headed to South Bend
- CSN Chicago: 4-star WR Equanimeous St. Brown signs with Notre Dame
- One Foot Down: 2015 WR Equanimeous St. Brown commits to Notre Dame
- NBC Sports: Faxes in: Equanimeous St. Brown
- Sporting News: New Notre Dame WR speaks three languages at announcement, has incredible name
- Watch ND: Equanimeous St. Brown – 2015 Notre Dame Football signee (3:37)
DT ELIJAH TAYLOR
- Blue & Gold Illustrated: Signed: Elijah Taylor
- Slap the Sign: Elijah Taylor signs with Notre Dame
- Watch ND: Elijah Taylor – 2015 Notre Dame football signee (3:07)
DT BRANDON TIASSUM
- Irish Illustrated: Tiassum puts pen to paper
- NBC Sports: Faxes in: Brandon Tiassum
- Slap the Sign: Brandon Tiassum signs with Notre Dame
- Irish Illustrated: NSD Q&A: Brandon Tiassum
- Watch ND: Brandon Tiassum – 2015 Notre Dame football signee (3:39)
DE BO WALLACE
- NBC Sports: Faxes in: Bo Wallace
- Slap the Sign: Bo Wallace signs with Notre Dame
- Watch ND: Bo Wallace – 2015 Notre Dame football signee (3:23)
CB ASHTON WHITE
- NBC Sports: Faxes in: Ashton White
- Slap the Sign: Ashton White signs with Notre Dame
- Watch ND: Ashton White – 2015 Notre Dame football signee (2:25)
RB DEXTER WILLIAMS
- Irish Sports Daily: Dexter kills recruitment
- CSN Chicago: 4-star running back Dexter Williams commits to Notre Dame
- One Foot Down: 2015 RB Dexter Williams commits to Notre Dame
- Irish Illustrated: Irish score 4-star Williams
- NBC Sports: Signing Day victory: Dexter Williams’ fax is in
- West Orange Times & Observer: West Orange football holds high-profile signing ceremony
- Watch ND: Dexter Williams – 2015 Notre Dame Football signee
S MYKELTI WILLIAMS
- Slap the Sign: Mykelti Williams signs Notre Dame
- NBC Sports: Faxes in: Mykelti Williams
- Watch ND: Mykelti Williams – 2015 Notre Dame football signee (3:37)
QB BRANDON WIMBUSH
- NBC Sports: Faxes in: Brandon Wimbush
- NJ.com: Brandon Wimbush of St. Peter’s Prep signs to play football at Notre Dame on National Signing Day
- Slap the Sign: Brandon Wimbush signs with Notre Dame
- 247 Sports: “Brandon Wimbush is a special, special young man.”
- Watch ND: Brandon Wimbush – 2015 Notre Dame football signee (5:10)
K JUSTIN YOON
- Irish Sports Daily: Behind the recruit: Yoon likes big stage
- Watch ND: Justin Yoon – 2015 Notre Dame football signee (2:39)
OTHERS
- Press Enterprise: Poly’s Ross picks USC over Notre Dame
- Fox Sports: Signing Day: Ga. prep star Farrar picks Wisconsin over Notre Dame
- Times Herald-Record: Bakich chooses Army over Notre Dame
- The Sun: San Gorgonio’s Nate Meadors picks UCLA over Notre Dame
COACHING
- CSN Chicago: Brian Kelly declines comment on reported coaching changes
- Irish Illustrated: LaFleur expected to leave ND
- CSN Chicago: Following rumors, Brady Hoke isn’t going to Notre Dame
- Chicago Tribune: Notre Dame’s hectic Signing Day includes coaching staff rumors
- Sports Illustrated: Oklahoma Sooners hire Kerry Cooks as cornerbacks coach
CURRENT TEAM
- ND Insider: Brian Kelly expecting return of Russell and Williams to Notre Dame
- CSN Chicago: Russell, Williams still expected to return
- CSN Chicago: Notre Dame gets positive reports from the sick bay
HISTORY
- Grantland: How Notre Dame’s 1946 class forever altered the recruiting landscape
- News-Sentinel: Looking back on the 2011 recruiting class, part II
MISC.
- Tuscon.com: Neal switching to defense
- In Kelly-Harbaugh Recruit Fight, It’s Tied - January 19, 2017
- Catching Up With Matt Fortuna (Part 2) - January 6, 2017
- Catching Up With Matt Fortuna - January 5, 2017