Last week, we looked at the offensive recruiting plan for the 2014 class. This week, we will look at the defensive side of the ball. Again this will be a slim class as most projections have the scholarship number at about fourteen about fourteen scholarships available. With this in mind, even though Notre Dame has offered nearly everyone in the top 50, we have only listed the "Top Targets" below as those believed to have the most interest in Notre Dame. ...
Recruiting
2014 Needs & Wants: Offense
Aah, the world of college football recruiting. A never ending process. The 2013 class is signed and looks primed to fill the gaps and make an instant impact. We also already have four commitments to the 2014 class: Greer Martini, Jay Hayes, Justin Brent, and Jimmy Byrne. Let's take a look at each offensive position group to try to gauge what we need and who our top targets currently are. Given our last few recruiting classes were near full, (barring transfers or early departure for the pros) ...
Good Fridays w/Padre: Mob Rules
Let me extend a hearty welcome to the Irish Mob! Admittedly, I am not in the habit of welcoming mobs, since I usually associate the word with the Paris Mob and that brings to mind the Reign of Terror. Not that I have any problem with our opponents suffering a four-year-long reign of terror as a result of our Irish Mob; but perhaps we could have chosen a more ethnically appropriate epithet for these lads – say, the Hooligan Crew. ...
Signing Day 2013: A Twitter Recap
Following a 12-1 record in the 2012 season, how would Brian Kelly and his coaching staff fare with the newest crop of high school recruits? The coup de grâce came on the evening of February 6. ...
National Signing Day 2013 Recap
After all the insanity that was January, we deserved a National Signing Day like this. All 18 unsigned verbal commits sent their national letters of intent to South Bend. There were no surprise defections; in fact, the only surprise of the day was a positive one as Eddie Vanderdoes became the 24th and final member of the recruiting class dubbed as the Irish Mob. Just how great was this recruiting class? Let's take a look: ...
Notre Dame National Signing Day — LIVE!
Well, it's finally here -- National Signing Day. The day in which we hope the only surprises are those that go in our favor. Now, we here at HLS know that you don't want to work at all today and UND.com is more than happy to give you the distractions that you desire with their live stream. ...
Good Fridays w/Padre: OnlyHere
I still don’t entirely understand this elaborate process called “recruiting.” To me, it looks like Thai shadow puppetry, the way coaches and players chase each other around behind a screen until our new drop-everything-holiday, National Signing Day. Of course, people frequently remind me that what I used to call recruiting would now be classified as conscription at best, kidnapping at worst (get a lad to visit your Northern Indiana outpost, and then pretend the trains quit running because of ...
Big Visit Weekend
I recently opined only two kids could likely fill up the class as I believe that Fox/Calabrese will both stay. I'll join the rest of the world and say Priest Willis isn't going to be one of them (I did say he was a long shot at best in his bio). Further, with Tarean Folston wavering on his commitment we could have another spot open. The coaching staff had five big recruits on campus this past weekend. Let's take a look at who's came to South Bend. ...
Is The #1 Recruiting Class Full?
Around a month ago we had a check in on where we stood with regard to availability of space in the #1 recruiting class in the nation. We had 22 recruits coming in, and with some assumptions got our magic number down to 86, still 1 over the limit (previous math here). Let's see where we now stand that the picture has become a bit clearer. ...
Early Recruits Enrolled
Five new members of the Irish enrolled, from five different states, and they may play 5 different positions. Let's talk a look at the kids that are now officially in the program. ...