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Three 1st round picks last night wanted to sign with ND by Hanratty5ND

ND said no thanks to all 3:

Alijah Vera-Tucker
Kwity Paye
Greg Newsome II

All three wanted an offer and never got one. Some even worked out in front of ND coaches. Grades were never an issue. So that excuse is out the window.

Kelly brags on and on about his staff's player development skills--but I think some of their evaluation skills in some of these recruiting cycles has been pretty horrendous. Everybody misses on some, but ND has had too many misses in the Kelly Era. Let's hope they improve their evaluation skills.