Notre Dame's got something going on at Tight End, and the latest round in the chamber is Mike Heuerman, a four star recruit who just verbally committed to Notre Dame. Here's the good: he's ranked number ten at the position by Rivals.com. He's 6'4", 220 pounds. Here's the better: he's from a little-known football state called FLORIDA and held offers from some piddling programs LSU, Miami and tOSU. Clearly, the departure of Aaron Lynch has not closed the door to big time recruits leaving the ...
Recruiting
That’s 16 Stars Folks. 16.
ND's Jr Day/Weekend is paying off with 4 solid commitments, and we could see more coming shortly. In case you missed it, ND snagged a trio of highly touted/desired Offensive Linemen that could make a pretty impressive team on the Bookstore Basketball court (if they were allowed to play). Hunter Bivin (6'7"), Colin McGovern (6'8"), and just today OT Mike McGlinchey (6'9") all verbally committed to BK and the Irish over the weekend. That is a LOT of length stacked up for the future of the ND ...
Tee Shepard Out At ND
March Madness apparently isn't limited to basketball. Brian Hardin, director of ND football media relations, released quite a few interesting notes on his twitter feed today. Michigan will be a night game, Amir Carlisle was cleared by the NCAA to play in 2012 after his transfer from Southern Cal, and Tee Shepard withdrew from Notre Dame. No explanation was given for the shocking development. The only official statement from ND came from Brian Kelly: ...
Kelly’s “Shot” at Greenberry
According to CBSSports.com, Brian Kelly really put his foot in his mouth on signing day when it came to commenting on Deontay Greenberry: Coach Brian Kelly wanted the focus to be on the 16 players who signed, rather than the one (5-star WR Deontay Greenberry) who didn't. "I used to have a saying about players like that and that was I'd rather play against him for four games than with him for four years," he told UND.com. If you follow the link, you will see that this isn't an excerpt from an ...
2012 Recruiting Roundup
So much for thinking that all the recruiting craziness was behind us. As I said before in my Gunner Kiel post, my golden rule of following recruiting is that until a recruit actually enrolls early or faxes in his signed letter of intent, anything can and will happen. Today, the anything was a surprise defection from Deontay Greenberry to Houston of all places. Greenberry, a five star WR (or four star depending on which recruiting rankings you follow), made his eleventh hour decision despite ...
From the Bayou to the Bend: The Gunner Kiel Saga Concludes?
I have a golden rule when it comes to recruiting: Until a recruit actually enrolls early or faxes in his signed letter of intent, anything can and will happen. Recruits will be poached, they will change their minds, and Bob Diaco will show up at your house before you even wake up. Last year, the Irish faithful that dared to strap into this rollercoaster were taken for a ride by Aaron Lynch. For those that do not remember, before finally committing to Notre Dame, he committed to Notre Dame ...
What Every Recruit Should Know
EDIT: BIG HAT TIP to WhiskeyJack, who put a lot of the FB Player and AA FB Player stats together here. Big Ups! There are a lot of reasons to pick any school: academics, networking, fit, coaches, coaching style/scheme, depth chart, NFL prospects (although you can go to the League from almost any school now) location, weather, faith/spirituality, campus, dining hall, etc etc etc And the importance of each of these is different for each recruit, and some consider all of these, and some ...