This is a big recruiting weekend for Notre Dame football. Recruits don’t decide their future based solely on what they witness on the field. Regardless, a win over Stanford can only help with some of the academic all-stars considering playing football at one of the two schools playing in South Bend. Recruiting talk and much more in today’s headlines:

From our site

• Opponent Watch: Look What the Hurricanes Blue In

• Debating a Bowl Game for Staggering Irish

Blue & Gold Illustrated

• Notre Dame’s Running Game Becomes Grounded Again
• Irish Huddle podcast: Stanford preview
• BGI video: Brian Kelly, post-practice, Oct. 13
• Brian Kelly: ‘This group is gonna win for a long time.’
• Impact matchups: Notre Dame vs. Stanford ($)
• Stanford the next test for Notre Dame’s defense
• Improvement on first and third down key for Notre Dame’s offense ($)
• Asmar Bilal seeing a larger role in Notre Dame’s defense
• Notre Dame 2017 WR commit Michael Young previews official visit
• Irish set to host 5-star offensive tackle Foster Sarrell ($)

CSN Chicago

• Figuring out how to win close games no easy solution for fading Notre Dame

• Jimmy Clausen will be part of NBC’s Notre Dame coverage Saturday

• On paper, Stanford looks like favorable matchup for Notre Dame

Fox Sports

• Notre Dame needs offense to be dependable, clutch (Oct 13, 2016)

• Bruce Feldman’s Week 7 college football picks against the spread

Goshen News

• NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL: Irish mid-season report card 2016

Grand Haven Tribune

• GVSU football program reaches historic milestone

Inquisitr

• Could Jim Tressel Take Over The Notre Dame Coaching Job?

I share these Inquisitr articles solely for the humor value, since the same article has been written about Les Miles, Tony Dungy and now Jim Tressel. Is Jon Gruden next?

Irish Illustrated

• Captain’s Corner with Courtney Watson ($)

• Video: Kelly optimistic on Irish youth

• Tough test awaits Irish hockey

• Prister’s Thursday Thoughts ($)

• Nothing Secondary About Third
• Master list: Defense ($)

Irish Sports Daily

• Power Hour Loaded

• Hainsey Hyped For Official

• Adams All About Getting Back to Notre Dame Football

• Rochell: Stanford A Momentum Changer For the Irish

• Asamoah Eager to Visit ND for Miami Game

• Moving Forward with Recruiting

• ’18 Four-Star OL Set to Visit Notre Dame ($)

• 6 Thoughts on a Thursday ($)

• Cole Luke On Taking Down Stanford
• BK Transcript: 10/3
• BK notebook: 10/3 ($)
• ISD video: Kelly and Stanford

Irish247

• Top100 LB to visit Notre Dame this weekend

• Kelly preaching preparation, focus leading up to Stanford

• Tale of the Tape: Notre Dame vs. Stanford

• Young Irish DBs impressing Torii Hunter Jr.

• Nation’s No. 2 WR adds offer from Notre Dame

• Tunnel Vision — Notre Dame Recruiting Insider

• Top100 OL set for Saturday’s trip to Notre Dame
• Irish draw on past plan to limit McCaffrey
• Updates: Brian Kelly press conference
• Kelly impress with defensive backs coach Lyght
• Major scratch from Notre Dame’s visitor list ($) (Greg Johnson)
• Big-time safety, LSU commit visiting Notre Dame Saturday
• Kelly optimistic about direction of Irish program

NBC Sports

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish Host Stanford Cardinal in Primetime This Saturday Night

ND Insider

• Cancer survivor spends memorable weekend with Notre Dame football team

One Foot Down

• Notre Dame Football Weather Report: Stanford

Rule of Tree

• Stanford vs Notre Dame: Reliving the Rivalry

Scout Recruiting

• 2018 4-Star Jaelen Gill On The Mend

• Video: Top 5 CB Shaun Wade in Action

South Bend Tribune

• Why Notre Dame Won’t Fire Brian Kelly

• Notre Dame’s losing record could be letdown for local economy

Stanford Daily

• Behind enemy lines: Notre Dame Fighting Irish

UHND

• Brian Kelly Fails to Make Necessary Adjustments

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