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Notre Dame Football: Five Potential Impact Freshmen in 2023
The Fighting Irish finished with the #8 recruiting class in the country, according to 247 Sports, and brought in a plethora of young talent. Notre Dame returns a lot of…
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Chansi Stuckey Delivers for Notre Dame in First Wide Receiver Class
A year ago, on the early Signing Day, one of the biggest storylines for Notre Dame was the huge miss at wide receiver from former wide receiver coach Del Alexander.…
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Marcus Freeman Crushes the “Notre Dame Recruiting Ceiling” Myth
There are no recruiting limitation excuses coming from this coaching staff. It is not a matter of if but when Notre Dame will be back in the College Football Playoffs.…
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Will CJ Carr Momentum Impact Notre Dame’s 2023 QB Recruiting
As news spread yesterday that 5-star class of 2024 quarterback CJ Carr was trending towards Notre Dame with a Thursday commitment data announced, Notre Dame fans jubilation over potentially adding…
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What’s Next at RB Recruiting for Notre Dame Football?
It’s been an eventful few weeks recruiting the running back position for Notre Dame’s new RB coach Deland McCullough. The Irish lost a commitment from Sedrick Irvin a couple of…
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6 Notre Dame Signees I’m Excited to Watch Develop
On Wednesday, Notre Dame signed a top-10 class, though most of the luster from an otherwise strong class was lost on three late defections and one big swing and miss…
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With Polian Gone, Notre Dame’s Hawaiian Pipeline Needs Attention
LSU officially announced hiring now-former Notre Dame special teams Brian Polian to the same position on Brian Kelly’s first staff with the Tigers. Most Notre Dame fans weren’t overly upset…
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Notre Dame Football’s Class of 2023 Off to Ridiculous Start
Notre Dame is still trying to wrap up its class of 2022, but while it might be limping to the finish line for 2022, they are off to a roaring…
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USC Game a Huge Recruiting Weekend for Notre Dame Football’s Class of 2022
It’s been relatively quiet on the recruiting front for a little while now for Notre Dame football, but things could heat up in a hurry following a massive recruiting weekend…
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Mickens, Freeman Continue Notre Dame Secondary Recruiting Overhaul
Former Notre Dame football cornerbacks coach Todd Lyght did a fine job coaching the Fighting Irish defensive backs during his time at Notre Dame, but it is no secret that…
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Margin for Error Reduced, But Path to Elite Offensive Class Still There for Notre Dame
The month of June produced a few commitments for Notre Dame but not exactly the flurry of commitments that many predicted. A few top prospects that were trending towards the…
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The Freeman Factor: Notre Dame Starts ’23 Class With Perfect Pair at DE
Notre Dame is trying to put the finishing touches on its 2022 class, but that hasn’t stopped the Irish from starting the 2023 class with a bang. In back-to-back days,…
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Freeman, Elston Targetting Length at DE for Notre Dame
Notre Dame has picked up four defensive end commitments for the 2022 and 2023 class combined since Marcus Freeman was named the defensive coordinator for the Fighting Irish and one…
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Calm Before the Storm: Where Notre Dame’s 2022 Class Stands Before June Recruiting Frenzy
Buckle up folks, June is going to be one of the busiest, craziest months of recruiting news we’ve experienced in a long time. Maybe, dare I say ever? With official…
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Notre Dame Continues to Dominate Tight End Recruiting
After Jack Nickel decommitted from Notre Dame, the Irish were able to pick up commitments from Eli Raridon and Holden Staes shortly after. Under Head Coach Brian Kelly, the Irish…
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What To Make Of Notre Dame Football’s Recruiting Surge
By far the most intriguing Notre Dame offseason storyline is the machinations around the programs recruiting effort. Tracing it back, I think we can start with the hiring of new…
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Notre Dame Football Has Monster Linebacker Class Within Reach
New Notre Dame defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Marcus Freeman has hit the ground running on the recruiting trail to say the least. Following Wednesday’s commitment from top-100 linebacker Joshua…
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Absolutely Loaded WR Class Officially Signs at Notre Dame
Today is the early National Signing day for those who didn’t know. The Class of 2021 Notre Dame pledges have been inking their letters of intent to the Irtish throughout…
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Assessing The 2021 Notre Dame Recruiting Class
The most uncertain and unusual recruiting cycle of our lifetimes is about to come (mostly) to a close. In a world and setting mostly dominated by official on campus visits,…
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Notre Dame Could End 2021 Recruiting Haul with a Bang
They always say once Notre Dame wins the big ones they’ll make that leap in recruiting. So far, that is proving to be correct. Notre Dame famously beat Clemson in…
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Class Impact: Thomas Gives Notre Dame Gap-Closing Wide Receiver Haul
With Notre Dame’s latest commitment Friday from Jayden Thomas, Brian Kelly and his coaching staff added to what is now a talent gap-closing type of haul at the wide receiver…
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Notre Dame Football Recruiting Slowdown: Reasons vs. Excuses
The beautiful thing about college football recruiting is it never stops. For anything. Global pandemic? Fiddlesticks. The show goes on. The bad thing about college football recruiting is it never…
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Blake Fisher: Notre Dame Football’s Leading Recruiter
Recruiting has drastically changed since Covid-19 hit the country. These unprecedented times have called for innovative recruiting efforts for college football programs. Virtual campus tours and video communications are now…
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Notre Dame’s Running Back Recruiting Strategy Could End Up Haunting Them
Notre Dame went all-in on their recruitment of Will Shipley, unlike any recruitment we have ever seen from the Brian Kelly coaching regime. Part of their approach was to almost…
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Mike Mickens Passes First Notre Dame Football Recruiting Test
Notre Dame’s offensive recruiting took a massive hit on Tuesday when Will Shipley committed to Clemson, leaving Notre Dame with a bare recruiting board in the offensive backfield. Minutes after…
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