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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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