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Stephon Tuitt
Pos: DE // Height: 6-5 // Weight: 270 lbs // Class: 2015 // Hometown: Monroe, GA (Monroe HS)
Bio
Stephon Tuitt, a prototypical 3-4 DE, was one of the most sought after defensive ends in the country and held offers from just about every major program in the South. Tuitt exelled at the US Army All American Bowl in January. He recommitted to Notre Dame on 1/19/10 after briefly switching his commitment to Georgia Tech.
Stephon Tuitt News Archive
Post Spring ’13 – Notre Dame’s BCS Caliber Units
Notre Dame’s best units, quelle surprise, are on defense. (3) CORNERBACK Two returning starters in Bennett Jackson, on a collision course with the 2014 NFL draft, and KeiVarae Russell, still several months away from his first anniversary of his conversion to cornerback. Jackson is rangy, with good speed and, providing his recovery goes well, positioned for an [...]
Comments (5) // Published: April 24, 2013
5 Things I Liked: BYU ’12
Notre Dame squeaked out a three point victory on Saturday in a sloppy game in which they made more than their fair share of mistakes. The Irish were able to overcome those miscues though and end up on top at the end of the game – something the 2011 squad had major issues doing. So, [...]
Comments (21) // Published: October 22, 2012
Shamrock Stickers: Stanford ’12
On the strength of a goal-line stand that will go down in history the Irish remained undefeated on Saturday. Notre Dame is now bowl eligible at 6-0 after their 20-13 overtime victory over Stanford. The Irish defense continued its dominating play, extending their streak of not allowing a touchdown to four games, as well as remaining the only [...]
Comments (17) // Published: October 14, 2012
5 Things I Liked: Purdue ’12
Saturday’s 20-17 win over Purdue left most Notre Dame fans unsure of just how good this year’s squad is, but even with the inconsistency we saw, there were still plenty of things to like from the Irish victory. 1. Everett Golson taking shots downfield Sophomore quarterback Everett Golson took another step in the right direction [...]
Comments (11) // Published: September 10, 2012
Initial Analysis: Notre Dame 20, Purdue 17
Notre Dame squeaked out a win over unranked Purdue on Saturday with a last second 27 yard field goal. Here are some initial notes from the victory. Offense Notre Dame’s offensive line got blown off the line of scrimmage like we haven’t seen in some time today by a talented Purdue defensive line. The interior [...]
Comments (37) // Published: September 8, 2012
Shamrock Stickers: Notre Dame v. Navy ’12
Welcome to a new weekly column written by regular contributor Pierce O’Leary. Each week Pierce will dole out stickers to the players of the week for the Irish. At the end of the year we’ll look back at who has found their names among those recognized each week. Theo Riddick – 19 carries, 107 yards, [...]
Comments (3) // Published: September 3, 2012
7 Questions Facing the Notre Dame Defense in 2012
With the Irish poised to start the 2012 season behind red-shirt freshman and new starting quarterback Everett Golson and an offense in transition without the likes of Michael Floyd and Jonas Gray, plenty of pressure will be on the Irish defense to step up. However, there are many questions surrounding the Notre Dame defense that will determine if [...]
Comments (62) // Published: August 28, 2012
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 [...]
Comments (66) // Published: November 6, 2011
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, [...]
Comments (5) // Published: July 24, 2011
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 [...]
Comments (9) // Published: June 13, 2011
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 [...]
Comments (6) // Published: February 2, 2011
Stephon Tuitt Back in the Fold for Notre Dame
A little over 24 hours after 5-star recruit Stephon Tuitt switched his verbal commitment from Notre Dame to Georgia Tech, the bruising defensive end flipped again – this time back to Notre Dame and once again filling out arguably the nation’s best defensive line class. Wow. Nothing should come as a surprise with the way [...]
Comments (35) // Published: January 20, 2011
Notre Dame Loses Stephon Tuitt
January has been full of excellent news for Notre Dame on and off the field, but Tuesday the Irish received a dose of bad news when 5-star defensive end Stephon Tuitt decommitted from Notre Dame in favor of Georgia Tech. Tuitt, a Georgia native, visited Georgia Tech over the weekend and after a few days [...]
Comments (19) // Published: January 19, 2011
Notre Dame Lands Huge Commit from Tuitt
Notre Dame picked up a huge commitment, perhaps its biggest of the year, on Wednesday when the nation’s #1 ranked strong-side defensive end Stephon Tuitt called head coach Brian Kelly and pledged his commitment to the Irish. Tuitt, a 6’5″, 260 lbs strong-side defensive end, is a prototypical defensive end for the 3-4 defense and [...]
Comments (22) // Published: September 16, 2010
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