Analysis

March 21, 2021
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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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March 20, 2021
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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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December 16, 2020
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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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December 16, 2020
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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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November 23, 2020
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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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October 4, 2020
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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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July 9, 2020
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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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June 17, 2020
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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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May 14, 2020
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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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May 7, 2020
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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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May 5, 2020
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Where Does Notre Dame Go At RB After Missing Top Target Will Shipley?

Notre Dame just missed out on their best chance at a top running back in the 2021 recruiting cycle. Will Shipley, the five star running back from North Carolina, chose…
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April 17, 2020
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Notre Dame Using Christian McCaffrey’s New Contract in Recruiting is Pretty Wild

In today’s day and age, schools have to get pretty creative and use everything they have at their disposal on the recruiting trail. Sometimes that involves promoting a former star…
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April 16, 2020
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Following The Pat Coogan Commitment, What Is Next For Notre Dame Recruiting?

Notre Dame is on what you could call a mini roll in recruiting at the moment, with the commitment of offensive lineman Pat Coogan on Wednesday afternoon. This was something…
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April 10, 2020
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Can Will Shipley Catapult Notre Dame’s 2021 Recruiting Class?

Notre Dame recruiting has built a strong foundation with the upcoming 2021 recruiting class. However, one of the top remaining targets on the board, Will Shipley, is uncommitted. The all-purpose…
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March 31, 2020
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Notre Dame Needs Brian Kelly to Step Up Recruiting of Lorenzo Styles

Notre Dame has already lost one top-100, dynamic wide receiver in the class of 2021 when Deion Colzie decommitted almost two weeks ago. Michigan is now trying like hell to…
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March 22, 2020
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Replacing Deion Colzie: Where Notre Dame Football Goes From Here

Notre Dame suffered its most significant decommitment in a few years last week when top-100 overall prospect Deion Colzie decommitted from Notre Dame and opened up his recruiting again. The…
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December 19, 2019
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Superlatives for Notre Dame’s Class of 2020 Early Signees

Notre Dame signed 18 recruits today for a smaller class than we’ve been used to. While quantity might have been down this year, quality sure wasn’t. Notre Dame signed playmakers…
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December 18, 2019
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Notre Dame Three Star WR Xavier Watts Is Really Good At Football

There is always one in every recruiting class. One guy who you watch the film of and you think, “why is this guy a three star prospect?” Last year that…
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December 18, 2019
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Notre Dame Missed Opportunity Only Taking One RB in 2020 Class

Notre Dame is set to sign a class full of difference makers. Greg already covered the top-level talent Notre Dame is bringing in at the skill positions, including 5-star running…
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December 18, 2019
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Notre Dame Football’s Top 50 Trio Headline 2020 Recruiting Class

The main theme of the post game press conference from Brian Kelly following the loss against Clemson in the 2018 playoffs was they need more skill. He felt his Irish…
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October 21, 2019
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Brian Kelly is Building a Notre Dame Football Monster with 2020-21 Recruiting Classes

On the field, Brian Kelly 2.0 has been an objective success. They are 27-5 in the last 32 games with losses to Georgia twice, Miami, Stanford, and eventual national champion…
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October 3, 2019
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Notre Dame QB Commit Tyler Buchner is Putting Up Video Game Numbers

Tyler Buchner is a real-life video game character. Four games in and the 2019 season has been nothing short of a medical warning for the faint of heart. In many…
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July 19, 2019
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Notre Dame Football Recruiting 2020 at the Dead Period

It’s not even August yet but Notre Dame has pretty much secured their entire 2020 recruiting class. With 17 commitments in the class of 2020 Notre Dame is currently 5th in the…
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July 2, 2019
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2020 Notre Dame Receiver Recruit Xavier Watts Is No One’s Consolation Prize

Notre Dame’s recruiting class took a bit of a hit last week. First, top 100 receiver and Notre Dame target Jalen McMillan committed to the University of Washington, before getting…
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March 13, 2019
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Notre Dame Quarterback Recruiting Reaching New Heights

There have been times during the Brian Kelly era that Notre Dame struggled to recruit quarterbacks. The position was highlighted by decommitments and missing on top targets. The commitment from…
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