Aaron Lynch
Pos: DE // Height: 6-6 // Weight: 240 lbs // Class: 2015 // Hometown: Cape Coral, FL (Island Coast)
Bio
Aaron Lynch committed to Notre Dame on 1/15/10 after a whirlwind recruitment that saw him commit to the Irish in the summer and then decommit in the fall in favor of Florida State only to recommit just days before enrolling early at Notre Dame. Lynch was recruiting by Notre Dame as a defensive end.
Aaron Lynch News Archive

Aaron Lynch to Transfer from Notre Dame
The recruitment of Aaron Lynch was one of the most unique, drama filled recruitments we’ve seen since we began covering Notre Dame recruiting in 1997. The saga continued on Friday when Brian Kelly announced the rising star defensive end will be transferring from Notre Dame. “Aaron recently approached me about his desire to leave Notre [...]

Spring ’12 – Brian Kelly Practice Update 4/3
Brian Kelly spoke to the media on Wednesday and addressed a number of topics – including the absence of Aaron Lynch who left campus earlier this week for personal reasons. Relax Notre Dame Nation. Aaron Lynch is not transferring. He got in a scuffle during Friday practice with offensive lineman Tate Nichols and apparently it was one [...]

Aaron Lynch Leaves Campus, Expected Back
News spread quickly that Aaron Lynch had left campus and speculation ran wild for the reason why. Brian Kelly addressed the media on Wednesday and announced that the budding star defensive end was excused from practice today to head home to “straighten out some personal matters.” The good news is Kelly added that Lynch was [...]

Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 24, Wake Forest 17
Notre Dame’s first trip to Winston-Salem ended with a win in an up and down performance that showed once again that the 2011 Fighting Irish are still very much a work in progress. Here are some initial thoughts from the game. Offense Tommy Rees didn’t have a very strong performance. He was not very accurate [...]
(Not So) Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 31, #15 Michigan State 13
This weekend I had to catch the Irish using the NBC Notre Dame central app while at a wedding making any comments regarding the Irish and their performance a little difficult. A day after making the long trip home I was able to catch the full game replay courtesy of NBCSports.com and have some impressions [...]

Ranking the Irish ’11 – #20-16
We continue on with the countdown of the top 25 players for the 2011 Fighting Irish. In case you missed the first installment, check it out. (And no, I have not forgot about our best of the 2000′s series – I’ll finish that up soon). Keith over at Inside the Irish has the rankings for [...]

Ranking the Irish ’11 – #25-21
For the second year in a row, UHND will be participating in a countdown of the top 25 players on the Notre Dame roster. Last year was a lot of fun and this year we’ve improved the process and should have some great posts to read across all of the ND sites participating. First off, [...]

8 Impact Freshman for 2011
We’re still over a month away from the start of fall camp, but with freshman reporting to Notre Dame in the near future, it’s a good time to start looking at which incoming frosh may see the field for the Irish this fall. Notre Dame landed one of it’s strongest, most well rounded recruiting classes [...]

Class of ’11 – Cliff’s Notes Edition – Defense
Notre Dame pulled in one of the best defensive classes in recent memory this year. Here’s a quick look at every who is expected to sign with the Irish today. Josh Atkinson - CB (6-0, 180, 4.5; Granada HS – Livermore, CA) – Brother of fellow Notre Dame recruit George Atkinson, Josh is a speedy [...]

Notre Dame Recruits Improve Stock at All Star Games
Notre Dame, as usual, was well represented in the various all star games this year and several Notre Dame commitments improved their stock on recruiting sites with impressive performances. In all, Davaris Daniels, Ben Councell, Everett Golson, Kyle Brindza, Jarrett Grace, Brad Carrico, Eliar Hardy, Ishaq Williams, George Atkinson, Aaron Lynch, and Ben Koyack played [...]

Five Set to Enroll Early at Notre Dame
Tomorrow five commitments from the recruiting class of 2011 will enroll at Notre Dame for the spring semester – a group that could help define the 2011 season for the Irish. Aaron Lynch, Ishaq Williams, Everett Golson, Brad Carrico and Kyle Brindza all reported to Notre Dame over the weekend and will start classes tomorrow. [...]

Aaron Lynch Commits to Notre Dame
The roller coaster recruiting saga of Aaron Lynch has come to and end. According to several media outlets, Lynch, one of the nation’s elite defensive ends, has committed to Notre Dame and will enroll in classes on Tuesday. The recruitment of Aaron Lynch will go down as one of the crazier recruiting stories in some [...]

FSU Out of It for Aaron Lynch, Others In?
The recruitment of Aaron Lynch took another turn on Monday with news of Florida State being completely out of the running. According to the News Press of South Florida, two news schools may have entered the fray. The big news of the day in the recruitment of Lynch was that Florida State is no longer [...]

Notre Dame Visit Back on Tap for Aaron Lynch
All was pretty quiet on the Aaron Lynch front on Sunday, but Blue and Gold Illustrated reported late Sunday night that Lynch’s weekend visit to Notre Dame is back on. Late Saturday night, Lynch officially decommitted from Florida State, but at that point it was still unclear when or if he would visit Notre Dame [...]

Aaron Lynch Reportedly Decommitted from FSU
Earlier Saturday Aaron Lynch told some reporters that he planned on making a decision Saturday. Well, the star defensive end recruit did make a decision, but he still hasn’t selected the school he plans on attending. Lynch reportedly texted Blue and Gold Illustrated that he officially decommitted from Florida State. After meeting with coaches from [...]

Report: Aaron Lynch Deciding Tonight?
The wild ride that is the recruitment of Aaron Lynch could be coming to a close tonight according to several reports that the star defensive end will now meet with coaches from both Florida State and Notre Dame tonight and then make a final decision. Just yesterday Lynch opened his recruiting back up and said [...]

Aaron Lynch Opens Recruiting, Plans Notre Dame Visit
One of the most interesting recruiting battles of the year took an unexpected turn on Friday when star defensive end prospect Aaron Lynch decided to open up his recruiting and plan a trip to Notre Dame next weekend. Lynch committed to Notre Dame over the summer, but during the season the Florida native decided to [...]

Notre Dame Picks Up Four
It might be the dog days of July, but Brian Kelly and staff are recruiting like its the first week of February with National Signing Day right around the corner. Within a 24 hour period this weekend, Notre Dame secured verbal commitments from Justice Hayes (RB), Aaron Lunch (DE), Anthony Rabasa (DE), and Jalen Brown [...]















