Morning Roundup: March 21, 2015

FROM OUR SITE

Father Sorin offers a stern warning for those of us who did not pick Notre Dame to win the NCAA men’s basketball championship: “You have sinned against God and His Mother.” (It’s time to head to reconciliation.)
Tex has you covered with all the interesting news I didn’t cover this week, including Jim Boeheim’s whining on his slow walk out the door at Syracuse.

RECRUITING

Eric Cuffee, a four-star CB from the class of 2016, has an offer from Notre Dame and plans to visit the university before he makes his decision. The Texan says he’s in no rush to commit. (Scout)
Dontavious Jackson said he’ll wait until spring to create a “cut-down” list. The linebacker from Texas has offers from 39 schools. Notre Dame is interested, but has not offered. (Scout)
Anthony Long, a three-star defensive end from Pennsylvania, has picked up offers recently from Wake Forest and Virginia Tech. Notre Dame is reportedly interested, although no offer has been made (Blue & Gold Illustrated)
Georgia will be hosting four-star WR Tre Nixon for a second time. The Florida athlete, in the class of 2016, has an offer from Notre Dame. (Scout)
Curtis Robinson, a four-star linebacker from California, had a “perfect” visit to Notre Dame. He is about to graduate from the same school as Joe Schmidt did. (Iri$h247)
Lindell Stone, a four-star QB from Virginia, was impressed with the coaches and facilities at Florida. Notre Dame has shown interest in the 2017 graduate, but no offer has been made. (Scout)
Four schools are doggedly pursuing A.J. Taylor, a four-star WR from the class of 2016. Taylor has drawn interest from Notre Dame, but the university hasn’t offered. ($cout)
Ohio State is aggressively pursuing 2016 QB Tristen Wallace, who recently de-committed from Texas Tech. Notre Dame has shown interest in the #7 overall QB, but not offered. (Scout)

JUNIOR DAY IS TODAY

You can’t tell the ~~players~~ recruits without a ~~scorecard~~ cheat sheet. One Foot Down has got you covered.
Keith Arnold is not buying into the hype…yet. “At this point, take any grading evaluation from the recruiting websites with a very large grain of salt. With the summer circuit of camps and combines still around the corner, all sorts of moving and shaking is still to come on the virtual big boards,” he cautions. (Inside the Irish)
Tony Jones Jr., a running back who attends IMG Academy, sits down for a 2-part video interview after arriving on campus. (Irish Sports Daily)
Ahmir Mitchell, a WR from New Jersey, cancelled his Junior Day appearance due to an impending snow storm between the Garden State and the Hoosier State. (NJ.com)

CURRENT TEAM

Brian Kelly took the opportunity during a recent media session to challenge WR Justin Brent to step up. Brent, a sophomore, made a splash last year for his off-field dalliances with a porn star. (CSN Sportsnet Chicago)
In Mike Monaco’s rundown for Bleacher Report, he highlights the biggest storylines of Notre Dame’s spring practice so far: Roster movement, new coaches and the QB competition.
Thirteen thoughts from Tim O’Malley, including this one: “Notre Dame’s top six potential playmakers (not necessarily best offensive players), in order: Will Fuller, Malik Zaire, Everett Golson, Tarean Folston, Greg Bryant, C.J. Prosise. Discuss.”(Irish Illustrated)
♪ ‘Cause you make me feel…you make me feel…you make me feel like a natural center. ♪ Nick Martin is headed back to center now that Quenton Nelson and Alex Bars will battle for the left guard position. (Irish247)
Sam Mustipher will be Martin’s backup in case of injury, but Martin is feeling healed from last season’s hand issue. (Irish Illustrated)
Martin says Notre Dame is bringing back a lot of experience and talent to its offensive line. (Blue & Gold Illustrated)
Sophomores were the surprising standout class during the 2014 season. Is another “sophomore surge” in the works for 2015? (Probably not.) (Iri$h Illu$trated)
Olivia Newton John would be proud: Notre Dame is about to get physical in spring practice. #LetMeHearYourBodyTalk (UHND)
Spring practice videos: Running backs

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Defensive backs

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WSBT reports:

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COACHING

Autry Denson’s home furniture hadn’t even arrived from Ohio to Florida when Notre Dame called to offer him a job…in Indiana. (ESPN)
ICYMI: Brian Kelly called into Rich Eisen’s show to discuss NCAA football and the NFL draft

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IRISH IN THE NFL

Ben Koyack shows up as #54 in the sixth iteration of the Steelers Depot’s Top 70 big board for the 2015 NFL Draft.

SCHEDULE

Navy has announced its 2018 non-conference schedule. They’ll play Notre Dame on Oct. 27, at a site yet to be determined. (FB Schedules)

MISC.

Notre Dame checks in at #10 on Ian Boyd’s list of “The 10 colleges that do football and basketball the best” (SB Nation) The university is also a common sense pick for Bleacher Report’s “10 college football brands that won’t ever need a redesign“
A trip down memory lane…Notre Dame pulls out a last second win against Texas in this condensed version of a classic game from 1996

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