Good morning! While we anxiously await the tip-off of the men’s basketball game vs. Kentucky, allow me to catch you up on all that’s gone on with Notre Dame football in the past 24 hours. Here are your headlines:

FROM OUR SITE

• Friday roundup: The “Elite” edition

RECRUITING – OFFERED

• AL.com: 4-star receiver Tre Nixon among several Alabama recruits visiting this weekend
• Irish247 (F): Washington commit adds Notre Dame offer (⭐⭐⭐⭐ S Taylor Rapp)
• Irish247 ($): Notre Dame weekend visitor preview (Julian Okwara, Julian Love (commit), Matthew Falcon, Jamir Jones, Emil Ekiyor (no offer), several others)
• Land Grant Holy Land: Ohio State recruiting: State secrets – Jarrett Guarantano sets commitment date, Micah Potter offered
• Pacific Takes: USC football recruiting: Who’s next at quarterback for 2016? (⭐⭐⭐⭐ QB Matt Fink)
• Scout ($): Alabama offer makes Kelly think (⭐⭐⭐ DE Xavier Kelly)
• Scout ($): Kelly looking forward to Ole Miss visit (⭐⭐⭐ DE Xavier Kelly)
• Scout ($): Kelly speaks with Harbaugh (⭐⭐⭐ DE Xavier Kelly)
• Scout ($): Michigan giving Price a lot to think about (⭐⭐⭐⭐ OT E.J. Price)
• Scout ($): East region elites visiting Michigan (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ DT Rashan Gary, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ WR Ahmir Mitchell, ⭐⭐⭐ DE Ron Johnson, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ WR Brad Hawkins, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ TE Cary Angeline)
• Slap the Sign: Notre Dame offers Xavier Kelly (⭐⭐⭐ defensive end)

RECRUITING – ND INTERESTED, BUT NO OFFER

• Irish Illustrated ($): Falcon seeks out ND (⭐⭐⭐⭐ RB Matt Falcon)
• Irish Sports Daily (F): Berghorst fired up for Notre Dame (DL Johnathan Berghorst, class of 2017, no rating yet)
• Lancaster online: Penn State: Recruiting guru, recruits, coming to Happy Valley Saturday (⭐⭐⭐⭐ OT Michal Menet)
• Scout ($): Breakdown: Connor Murphy (⭐⭐⭐⭐ defensive end)
• Scout ($): Michigan first to offer 2018 OL (Emil Ekiyor, no rating yet)
• Sooners Illustrated ($): Devwah Whaley: ‘OU slightly ahead’ in race (⭐⭐⭐⭐ RB)

COACHING

• Bleacher Report (Arnold): Notre Dame football: Reshuffled coaching staff not missing a beat in recruiting
• Blue & Gold Illustrated (F/$): Elston making changes with recruiting
• Blue & Gold Illustrated (F): Lyght wants finishers
• Elkhart Truth: Notre Dame OC Mike Sanford has filled a ‘missing piece’ in quarterback development
• The Salem News: Notre Dame coach to host camp at St. John’s

CURRENT TEAM

• Bleacher Report (Monaco): Notre Dame football: Brian Kelly can finally build the trenches
• CSN Sportsnet Chicago: Handicapping Notre Dame’s tight end competition
• Inside the Irish: Spring mailbag: Tillery, optimism and practice updates
• Irish247 (F): Malik Zaire discusses quarterback competition
• Irish247 (F): Notre Dame position competitions at a glance
• Irish Sports Daily: Max Redfield interview (3:14)

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• Irish Sports Daily: Sheldon Day (1:49)

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• Irish Sports Daily: Durham Smythe (3:05)

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• Saturday Blitz: College football: 10 bold predictions for spring practice (Malik Zaire wins starting job, Everett Golson transfers)
• WatchND: FB – Spring practice – March 27, 2015

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• WatchND: FB – Malik Zaire Q/A (2:43)

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• WNDU: Irish quarterback Malik Zaire happy for the Notre Dame basketball teams

IRISH IN THE NFL

• Jet Nation: Recent moves will have Jets cutting corners (Darrin Walls)
• State of the Texans: Podcast: Staying busy (Louis Nix)

MISC.

• Fox News: The final resting places of 7 American sports legends (Knute Rockne is buried in South Bend, Ind.)
• Inside the ACC: Florida State begins long road back to playoffs (Matt Hegarty)

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Notre Dame graduate, class of '02 (the Davie years!). A former newspaper and TV reporter, andrewwinn is now professionally involved in something far less fun to discuss than college football. A dad, a husband and a wannabe data nerd.





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