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• Fat Tuesday, indeed…of ND coaching news

COACHING

• Irish Illustrated: Gilmore: No comment on ND move
• ND Insider: Reports: Notre Dame to add Autry Denson, Keith Gilmore to football staff
• CBS Sports: Report: Notre Dame to hire Autry Denson (RB), Keith Gilmore (DL)
• One Foot Down: Notre Dame rounds out new coaching staff
• Subway Domer: Notre Dame coaching staff: Achievement unlocked
• Irish Illustrated: Denson returning to alma mater
• Irish Illustrated: Elliott reassigned on staff
• Sports Illustrated: Notre Dame’s Bob Elliott expected to take off-field role
• CSN Chicago: Notre Dame coaching shuffle reportedly lands Autry Denson
• Sports Illustrated: Notre Dame football: Autry Denson expected to coach RBs
• 247 Sports: Tony Driver: Notre Dame ‘perfect fit’ for Denson
• Tampa Bay Times: USF Bulls lose Autry Denson as spring football nears
• Tampa Tribune: USF RB coach Autry Denson leaving for Notre Dame
• Slap the Sign: Brian Kelly finalizes Notre Dame football staff
• UHND: How can Notre Dame replace Alford and Cooks on the recruiting staff?
• The UConn Blog: Offensive coordinator Frank Verducci highlights changes in coaching staff
• Sports Illustrated: Boise State TEs coach Eliah Drinkwitz promoted to OC (Mike Sanford)
• Times-News: Straight from the horse’s mouth: Boise State makes Sanford Jr. departure, Drinkwitz promotion official
• Idaho Statesman: Boise State football promotes Drinkwitz to offensive coordinator (Mike Sanford)
• Idaho Statesman: New offensive coordinator a fresh “Drink” for Boise State (Mike Sanford)
• Talking 12: Oklahoma Sooners make football coaching additions, changes (Kerry Cooks)

RECRUITING

• One Foot Down: 2016 Notre Dame recruiting big board: Quarterback & running back
• Slap the Sign: 2016 Notre Dame football recruiting big board 1.0
• Scout: Huskies are right in the mix for Sidney (Trevon Sidney)
• Scout: Four-star DB is in no hurry this time around (Chauncey Gardner)
• Scout: Miami is the front-runner for 6-foot-5 WR (Freddie Pinder)
• 247 Sports: 5-star QB Shea Patterson commits to Ole Miss
• Sporting News: Shea Patterson commits to Ole Miss over LSU, others
• College Football Talk: Ole Miss lands verbal commitment from 5-star Shea Patterson
• Rivals: Five-star commits to Ole Miss (Shea Patterson)
• California Golden Blogs: Cal football recruiting: Rahssan Thornton, Oluwole Betiku, D.J. Morgan,  CJ Pollard, early offers
• FishDuck.com: 2016 football and basketball commit is “100 percent” for Ducks (Dillon Mitchell)
• STLToday: Soldan’s Bohannon raises his profile; Tatum’s first visit is Duke (A.J. Epenesa)
• Eleven Warriors: At quarterback for 2016: If not Guarantano then who? (Woody Barrett, Brandon Peters, Messiah deWeaver and Tristen Wallace)
• 247 Sports: Best of the midwest combine: Top performers (Hunter Johnson & Quinton Baker)
• News-Sentinel: National recruits Robertson and Mack to commit on the same day
• The Oregonian: Damian Alloway, nation’s top all-purpose back, hopes to visit Oregon Ducks, likes UCLA Bruins

CURRENT TEAM

• Irish Illustrated: Controlling scrimmage
• One Foot Down: Explaining Notre Dame linebacker responsibilities in Brian VanGorder’s defense
• Inside the Irish: Spring solutions: Running backs
• Bleacher Report: Every Power 5 college football team’s most important returning player for 2015 (Malik Zaire)

IRISH IN THE NFL

• Irish Illustrated: Three Notre Damers get shot at combine (Ben Koyack, Kyle Brindza & DaVaris Daniels)
• Detroit News: Local contingent set to impress at NFL combine (Kyle Brindza)
• SB Nation: The 22 most intriguing playmakers at the 2015 NFL Combine (DaVaris Daniels)
• DNAInfo: Darius Fleming returns to St. Rita High School as a Super Bowl champion
• 247 Sports: Three former Irish players at NFL Combine
• Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel: First draft: Will TE Maxx Williams leap over NFL defenders, too? (Ben Koyack)
• Pittsburgh Sporting News: NFL Combine preview: Offensive line and tight ends (Ben Koyack)
• Jamestown Sun: Injury-prone Rudolph wants to kick the rep
• Latino Post: Jimmy Clausen news: Hot girlfriend Jess Gysin now his wife [Photos]
• Hustle Belt: 2015 NFL Draft bio: Andrew Hendrix – QB, Miami Red Hawks

MISC.

• 247 Sports: Michigan tops college football’s winningest teams
• 247 Sports: How can we fix assistant coaches leaving after Signing Day?
• LimaOhio.com: Carpenter new football coach at Shawnee
• Gwinett Daily Post: Wesleyan’s Jones ready for prime time as big baseball future awaits (T.J. Jones)
• ABC 10 (Upper Peninsula): February 18th, Pasty Central day in history (George Gipp)
• Inside NoVa: Alex Carter finds comfort in his father’s counsel as NFL Combine begins (Tom Carter)

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PODCASTS

• Irish Sports Daily: 2-16-15 Power Hour (1:06:27)

RECRUITING

• Irish Sports Daily: In the film room: Donnie Corley
• Irish Illustrated: Irish offer 2017 four-star (Maleik Gray)
• Bleacher Report (Monaco): Notre Dame football recruiting offers of the week (Cary Angeline, Maleik Gray and E.J. Price)
• UW Dawg Pound: 2016 UW football recruiting: The rest of the West (Devin Duvernay, Byron Murphy and Chase Lucas)
• USA Today: Nation’s No. 3 player in Class of 2016 set to commit; Ole Miss seems to be the favorite (Shea Patterson)
• Shreveport Times: Calvary QB Shea Patterson to pick college Tuesday
• WLOX: Ole Miss could make biggest catch on Fat Tuesday: Blue chip quarterback Shea Patterson
• Northeast Ohio Media Group: Gregory Little, Jaylon Jones and T.J. Vasher – looking at Ohio State’s recent scholarship offers (Little, Patrick Bethel and Khalid Kareem)
• The Patriot News: Pennsylvania’s top 2016 football recruits; Pittsburgh C.C. corner Damar Hamlin
• Victory Bell Rings: Penn State football recruiting: Top 10 2016 recruits – Pennsylvania (Damar Hamlin & Cary Angeline)
• Burnt Orange Nation: Texas offers Florida QB Xavier Gaines
• 247 Sports: Best of the Midwest Combo MVPs (Quinton Baker)
• Slap the Sign: Notre Dame football recruiting class: Defensive grades

CURRENT TEAM

• Inside the Irish: Spring solutions: Quarterbacks
• UHND: At long last, depth for Notre Dame football
• St. Paul Pioneer Press: Twinsights: Torii Hunter Jr. returns to baseball at Notre Dame

COACHING

• Irish Illustrated: Piecing together assistant coaching puzzle
• Slap the Sign: Something new for 2015, a six-year coach at Notre Dame
• Bleacher Report (Arnold): Projecting Brian Kelly’s 2015 coaching staff
• Idaho Statesmen: Boise State football coaches Harsin, Yates up for new contracts (Mike Sanford)
• Mountain West Connection: Broncos extend Bryan Harsin to a new five-year, $7.35 million deal (Mike Sanford)
• Fansided: Boise State, Bryan Harsin agree on 5-year extension (Mike Sanford)
• ESPN: Roquan Smith got it right by waiting (Charlie Weis)
• Eleven Warriors: After coaching turnover, familiarity might correlate with stability for Ohio State (Tony Alford)
• Vavel: Charlie Weis on coaching again: ‘Highly doubtful’

IRISH IN THE NFL

• St. Paul Pioneer Press: Vikings’ Rudolph eyeing a full season
• The Times-Picayune: 2015 NFL draft: Brandon Scherff could be great tackle or all-pro at guard, says Mike Mayock (Zack Martin)
• Heavy: Jess Gysin, Jimmy Clausen’s wife: 5 fast facts
• Steelers Depot: Jerome Bettis says it’s too early for Browns to give up on Johnny Football
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Ray Fittipaldo’s Steelers chat (Ben Koyack)
• Carolina Panthers: Panthers name Steve Wilks assistant head coach
• The Republican: Patriots NFL Draft 2015 position preview: Looking for Rob Gronkowski insurance (Ben Koyack)
• News-Sentinel: NFL Combine brings annual scrutiny to Indy (Ben Koyack, Kyle Brindza and DaVaris Daniels)

HISTORY

• Chicago Tribune: How Michigan State’s Duffy Daugherty helped integrate college football (1966 & Ara Parseghian)

MISC.

• Inside the Irish: Mailbag: What to expect from defense
• TigerNet.com: Clemson announces 2015 football game designations, spring game date (Notre Dame game is IPTAY Day)
• Addicted to Quack: Roundtable: Oregon’s out of conference football games
• USA Today: Examining college basketball’s scheduling conundrum
• Bleacher Report: Meet college football’s most inexperienced head coach (Gerry Faust)
• EDSBS: The presidents assigned to their proper schools (Abraham Lincoln assigned to ND)
• ESPN: Ultimate ESPN 300: 15 things to know

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COACHING

• 247 Sports: Notre Dame to land top coaching target Mike Sanford
• Fox Sports: Irish expected to hire Boise State’s Sanford as new OC
• Irish Sports Daily: Report: Notre Dame set to hire Sanford
• CSN Chicago: Reports: Notre Dame to hire Mike Sanford as OC/QB coach
• Irish Illustrated: Irish getting ‘bulldog’ in Sanford
• NBC Sports: Boise State’s Mike Sanford reportedly joining Notre Dame’s staff
• One Foot Down: Boise State’s Mike Sanford hired by Notre Dame as offensive coordinator
• Slap the Sign: Reports: Notre Dame to hire Boise State OC Mike Sanford
• UHND: Notre Dame coaching rumors: Mike Sanford as OC?
• CBS Sports: Reports: Notre Dame to hire Boise’s Mike Sanford Jr. to offensive staff
• Idaho Statesman: Source: Boise State OC Mike Sanford leaving for Notre Dame
• The Morning Call: Reports say Notre Dame Fightin’ Irish expected to hire Mike Sanford as new offensive coordinator
• ND Insider: Notre Dame reportedly adding Boise State’s Mike Sanford as coordinator
• Sporting News: Report: Notre Dame set to hire offensive coordinator from Boise State
• Elkhart Truth: Boise State’s Mike Sanford expected to join Notre Dame staff, sources say
• Lindy’s Sports: Report: Notre Dame hires Boise State OC
• ABC 6/Fox 9 (Idaho): An “Irish goodbye” for Mike Sanford?
• Twin Falls Times News: Reports: Boise State O.C. Sanford Jr. to Notre Dame
• Idaho Press-Tribune: Sanford likely headed for Notre Dame
• Seattle Times: Huskies morning links: Shaq Thompson would like to make one thing clear – he’s a linebacker (Mike Sanford)
• One Bronco Nation Under God: Inevitable comes early this year (Mike Sanford)
• Times-News: McCombs: Sanford’s exit to Notre Dame may be first step back to Boise
• Bleacher Report (Keith Arnold): New additions to offensive staff mean big changes
• 247 Sports: Mike Sanford’s offense: By the numbers
• Blue & Gold Illustrated: A glance at Sanford’s quarterback recruits
• SB Nation: 8 of 9 Oklahoma assistant coaching sports changed, then the co-DC left for the NFL
• ESPN: Coaching changes after National Signing Day unfair in football recruiting (Matt LaFleur)
• Cleveland Browns: How John DeFlillippo rose through the ranks to become Browns offensive coordinator

RECRUITING

• One Foot Down: 2015 football recruiting: DL review
• Scout: Spotlight: Jerry Tillery
• One Foot Down: Equanimeous St. Brown is more than a name
• Irish Sports Daily: In the film room: Austin Mack
• Scout: New York: Top 10 2016 prospects (Jamir Jones, Noah Dehond)
• Scout: Vols next for Jones (Tony Jones)
• Scout: East notes: Commitments, offers, etc. (Kyree Campbell)
• Fox Sports: East recruiting notes (Kyree Campbell)
• Irish Sports Daily: Top 2016 CA ATH nearing ND offer (Damian Alloway)
• Irish Sports Daily: Cupp earning offers this offseason (Notre Dame hasn’t offered yet)
• Bleacher Report: Ohio State football recruiting: Blue-chip Ohio prospects will fuel 2016 class (Tommy Kraemer)
• Bleacher Report: Who has the best 2015 college football roster based on past recruiting cycles? (Notre Dame is #10)
• BC Interruption: Boston College football recruiting: 2015 class offer breakdown (“Another 0-for year vs. Notre Dame.”)
• Sports NOLA: Scouting notes on Top 30 in New Orleans area for Class of 2016 (Kristian Fulton & Willie Allen)
• Testudo Times: 4-star RB Robert Washington: “I love the University of Maryland”
• The Football Brainiacs – University of Oklahoma Edition: Open post (Kerry Cooks, Jared Mayden)
• Cardinal Authority: U of L football: Junior Day notebook (Connor Foos & Quinton Baker)

CURRENT TEAM

• UHND: Notre Dame 2015 offense: An early glimpse
• Bleacher Report (Mike Monaco): Biggest question marks before spring practice
• Bleacher Report (Adam Kramer): Welcome to the unprecedented new era of college football free agency (Everett Golson)
• Bleacher Report: Who will be No. 1 weapon of each Top 25 college football team in 2015? (Malik Zaire)
• Bleacher Report: 2015 college football season will be the year of the running back (Greg Bryant)

IRISH IN THE NFL

• Colts Blitz: Safety LaRon Landry released (Sergio Brown)
• Fox Sports: Fifth-year option decisions looming for Minnesota Vikings on Matt Kalil, Harrison Smith
• NFL: 2015 NFL scouting combine: Wide receivers, tight ends to watch (Ben Koyack, Michael Floyd, Golden Tate, Tyler Eifert)
• Pro Football Talk: Twenty-three years ago Wednesday, the Packers traded for Brett Favre (Rick Mirer)
• The Morning Sun: Detroit Lions – Depth at wide receiver an issue (T.J. Jones)
• SportDFW: Dallas Cowboys – Regrading the 2014 first-round pick (Zack Martin)

MISC.

• Inside the Irish: Mailbag: Now open
• NBC News: Is football nearing a cultural crossroads as concussions grow? (Michael Oriard)
• Atlanta Journal Constitution: ESPN’s Brad Edwards: Georgia Tech will return to the New Year’s Six (Alabama vs. ND in Fiesta Bowl)
• Subway Domer: Poll perception deception
• Bleacher Report: Top 25 non-conference showdowns we wish we could schedule for 2015 (#3: Ohio State vs. Notre Dame)

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