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-67 posts tagged "Recruiting"
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 29, 2020
Notre Dame football has landed another graduate transfer for the 2020-21 season. Trevor Speights, a former three-star recruit and the 19th-rated running back in the 2016 class per 247Sports.com, announced his decision to join the Fighting Irish in a tweet Thursday night. He now joins former Northwestern wide receiver Bennett Skowronek, former NC State cornerback
Hayden Adams | Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Notre Dame men’s basketball’s 2020 recruiting class has now doubled after picking up commitments from three-star forward Tony Sanders Jr. on Apr. 3 and Santa Clara transfer Trey Wertz on Apr. 11. Head coach Mike Brey held a press conference via Zoom Wednesday in which he talked about each player’s recruitment and the skillset they
Hayden Adams | Monday, April 20, 2020
Notre Dame men’s basketball’s 2020 recruiting class has now doubled after picking up commitments from three-star forward Tony Sanders Jr. on Apr. 3 and Santa Clara transfer Trey Wertz on Apr. 11. Head coach Mike Brey held a press conference via Zoom on Wednesday, where he talked about each player’s recruitment and the skillset they
Hayden Adams | Friday, April 3, 2020
The Lord — and the departure of Chip Long from Notre Dame — both giveth and taketh away. And much like the man upstairs, Long apparently worked in mysterious ways. He was a man of mystery. Actually, on second thought, he wasn’t. Long was abrasive. Brian Kelly said so himself — in less polite terms
Hayden Adams | Friday, September 27, 2019
Notre Dame football recruiting has reached a lull. With the college football season completely underway and teams forming their identities in week 5, and the Irish no exception, there isn’t much recruiting news. However, that is a good sign for Notre Dame, according to Blue & Gold Illustrated recruiting analyst Mike Singer. “Right about now
Jack Concannon | Sunday, September 22, 2019
Saturday was a perfect illustration of what Notre Dame football is in 2019. The Irish are a great college football team. Irish fans are lucky to have such a successful team led by the greatest Notre Dame coach in recent memory. Their fight in the late fourth quarter after going down 23-10 showed what a
Charlotte Edmonds | Friday, September 13, 2019
As Brian Kelly prepares his team to take their home field Saturday against New Mexico, his staff will continue to dedicate some of their resources to recruiting efforts ahead of some of their marquee matchups. So far the Irish have been very pleased with the initial performances of some of their key recruits and commits
Jack Concannon | Monday, September 2, 2019
Recruiting is the cornerstone of a successful college football program. Each of the last eight national champions have averaged a top-10 recruiting class in the four years prior to winning, so the Irish must be at this level to keep themselves in the elite tier. Brian Driskell, recruiting analyst for Blue and Gold Illustrated, spoke
Joe Everett | Wednesday, December 5, 2018
After completing its first undefeated regular season since 2012 and earning a spot in the College Football Playoff for the first time, Notre Dame is once again back on the top tier of the college football world. The Irish (12-0) are nationally relevant again. Not only momentous in the here and now, Notre Dame’s special
Charlotte Edmonds | Friday, November 23, 2018
With both programs sharing an illustrious history and national reputation within, the Notre Dame–USC rivalry has always attracted top-tier high school talent. As both teams look to make their final recruiting push before the early-signing period in mid-December, not even the lopsided success of the two teams this season can stop that competition from building.