Notre Dame Football Recruiting

Recruiting Luck of the Irish

In what is fast becoming almost a national holiday for college football fans, today’s National Letter of Intent day brought the Fighting Irish the new members of the class of 2018. Notre Dame analyst (and former player) Alan Pinkett talks about how Brian Kelly and crew fared and how the new arrivals will help advance…

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Family First

I make no bones of the fact I’m not a recruitnik. In today’s atmosphere of being able to know who you didn’t get and (allegedly) why, I prefer to focus on the players Notre Dame does get and how they help the program progress towards a national title. So when players verbally commit or de-commit,…

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The Rock Report: ND and the “Football Arms Race”

Given that the NCAA has taken the reins off recruiting to a great extent, schools will have to make some choices about how they’re going to compete in the new wild west.  Responses vary, the Big 10 is very concerned about the new rules  B10 ADs, Coaches Worry About Easing Recruit Rules reigning champion Alabama…

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Top CB Ronald Darby Commits to Irish

(Notre Dame Football News) – After landing impressive bookends on the defensive line last year, Notre Dame has already obtained the commitments of two elite bookend cornerbacks for  2012 with the commitment of top 100 player Ronald Darby.  Darby recorded the fastest 40 time in the country at the Under Armour combine (4.31) and the…

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Taylor Decker – Left Tackle Commits to Irish

(Notre Dame Football News) – Taylor Decker a 6’8″, 288 pound offensive lineman committed to Notre Dame over Wisconsin and Michigan.   Decker is a long lean player who looks like he’ll need a year or two in the program before he sees the field.  Decker is athletic enough to garner a basketball scholarship. Taylor Decker…

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