Mayer got a 5th star from 247. #23 overall. Will be interesting to see how their last rankings shake out
ND offered a guy from the 2022 class named Ephesians Prysock. Immediately moves to the top of the board for that class.
Just read that he only averaged 8 yards per carry as a senior. That’s not quite where you’d expect it to be for someone as good as he supposedly is.
I get why he dropped production wise, but knowing nothing about his team, there is so much to look at. How good was his team, his line, the plays called. So much unknown for a high school player. The important thing is ratings aside, he is something the ND backfield hasn't had since I cant remember when, which is a guy who can be dangerous in space.
Most of the II guys had Tyree ranked as the 4th or 5th best prospect in the class so can't really argue with that ranking in the 75-125 range. The thing with Tyree is, his set of skills is exactly what the program needed so worrying whether that comes as a 4* or 5* doesn't really matter.
When the scouting report says: needs to add muscle, questions on work load, may need work in pass protection... That's a 4* unless you are Reggie Bush. I just wish they had room for a Robert Hughes/Josh Adams type prospect this class. It sounds like there was a list of guys ready to sign up if they were takes
I used to get all pissed off about rankings but anymore who knows. I worry about him getting hurt because his size but I dont worry about his ability. When I saw Under Armour and Poly bowl his quickness was elite
I was commenting on the part where he said he can’t remember a guy that was dangerous in space, ranking asides...
He’s basically an Armando Allen redux as a prospect Hopefully he showcases his speed a bit better at the college level
Tyree played his entire senior year with a bad ankle sprain. Even held him out a couple games. I’m sure that didn’t help
agreed, he's AA pre-injury prospect he's not big, we all know that, but he's the fastest prospect in the country and a true home run hitter seeing what a guy like Dex can do in this offense once or twice a game makes someone like Tyree invaluable. Defenses will have to game plan for him when he steps on the field. Add him to Lenzy and hopefully Kevin Austin next year and that's going to be huge in 2021 when all of those guys have another year on them, this offense can be something very very special assuming Buchner/Brendan Clark/Drew Pyne can step up after book leaves
Tyree is much smaller than I thought He will be a change of pace 3rd down back which is fine. Not going after Kyle Edwards was dumb
Kyren Williams seems to be the forgotten man of the RB group. If he develops like he should then I think we’ll be fine. But I do wish we took a second back this class. Should take 2 in the 2021 class imo
Not taking a 2nd RB and more DB's even if they were developmental will seem like mistakes 3 years from now
I think RB is one of the easiest positions for elite guys to start playing as Freshmen If ND can land Shipley, then we'll be perfectly fine at RB for the next few years.
This is my thought, you've got to take kids when you can sign them. Who t f knows what will happen down the road
Here I thought a bunch of hand wringing wouldn't happen because a guys ranking dropped. Silly me. The fact that no one knows what will happen could just as easily mean nothing negative could happen too.
Thoros would get arrested burning down Kelly's house if ND lost a game the way IU lost that bowl game.
Lou S's update on the coaching search Spoiler The Irish remain in the market for two coaches, specifically tight end and defensive backfield help. Here is what I've heard from my main source(s) close to the football office. *** As we have learned at DB, Daronte Jones, who has not coached at the collegiate level since 2015, will remain in the NFL after signing with the Minnesota Vikings. He had previously been with the Dolphins and Bengals. The word I received on Christian Parker — who was the defensive analyst at ND in 2017 — is it appears he will get a raise and promotion at Green Bay at his quality control post. *** This is a slow-moving process and will likely remain so this week, but one Brian Kelly and the staff are comfortable with because 1) they want to "get it right" with regard to having someone around multiple years and 2) not be "one-and-done," especially with returning to or moving on to the NFL. Kelly has been on the road the past couple of weeks, and with Junior Day coming up this weekend he wants to concentrate there before returning and finalizing the staff in February. Admittedly, it's been difficult to nail down, but not a panic situation. *** The two names I was told to watch for the DB vacancy are former Kelly All-American Mike Mickens, and Cory Sanders, who has been a head coach at the Division II level. Mickens, who will turn 33 in July, starred at Cincinnati from 2005-08, the last two under Kelly. He is the Bearcats' career leader in interceptions (14) and yardage return (296) on picks, earning first-team All-Big East honors in 2008 and also was a semifinalist for the Thorpe Award. He's been in coaching the past nine seasons, beginning with alma mater Cincinnati in 2011, Indiana State (2012), Idaho (2013), Bowling Green (2014-17) before returning to Cincinnati the last two years, where the Bearcats have thrived under head coach Luke Fickell, with former Kelly assistant Mike Denbrock the OC. Mickens has coached cornerbacks during that time. With the Pitt Panthers the past two years as the safeties coach, Sanders, a Grand Rapids, Mich., native, will turn 35 in March. He has possibly the top returning safety tandem in the ACC returning this year in first-team All-ACC Paris Ford and honorable mention Damar Hamlin. Previously he was the defensive backs coach at Western Michigan, where two of his pupils, Darius Phillips and Sam Beal, made it into the NFL. A four-time all-conference pick and three-time captain at Division II St. Joseph's in Rensselaer, Ind. — which closed its doors in 2017 — he was the defensive coordinator at his alma mater in 2010 before getting promoted to head coach in 2011, finishing with a 24-19 record, highlighted by an 8-3 mark his final season in 2014. *** When I asked whether current grad assistant Nick Lezynski or defensive analyst Chris O'Leary could also be in the mix, the reply was they are "highly mentioned" and very well regarded by the current staff. The overwhelming theme is the camaraderie on the staff — including the support staff — is exceptional, which makes it all the more imperative to not muck it up with the chemistry, which is why they are comfortable with the due diligence in the process. *** As for offense, this is not going to be about moving pieces around. The goal is to get someone with a strong background at coaching tight ends because of the level of talent already on campus with Tommy Tremble, Brock Wright and George Takacs, plus coming in with Michael Mayer and Kevin Bauman. For all the disruption that occurred with Chip Long, the tight end position began to flourish more under him, and there is no reason not to continue that development with what the Irish have in personnel. *** The man to watch there is John McNulty, who I was told had "a great interview" and possesses "an infectious personality." The Penn State grad excelled as a walk-on safety from 1988-90 has been mainly a receiver and quarterbacks coach — beginning with Skip Holtz at UConn in 1995-97. He then coached in the NFL for five years before making his mark at Rutgers from 2004-08 under head coach Greg Schiano when the Scarlet Knights had one of their better eras. He returned to the NFL, and his resume included a stint as the 2016-17 tight ends coach for the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers in which he coached future Hall-of-Famer Antonio Gates (116 career touchdowns are the most by a tight end) and Hunter Henry, who is becoming one of the rising young tight ends in the game. He returned to Rutgers as a coordinator, but it has been a much more difficult era for the Scarlet Knights than his first. Most recently he served as an analyst at Penn State. *** From what I gathered, don't expect offensive line duties to be divided between Jeff Quinn and someone else. A primary emphasis with the staff on offense this month has been to zero in on specific blocking schemes and be on the same page with the running plays they want to employ and how they want it blocked. That became a problem last year that festered.
After an exhaustive national search, I'm pleased to announce the internal guy that Pete Sampson floated for me two months ago.
Lived in knott with Nick. That would be insanity if he got the DB position. Good dude and I’m sure a good coach, but he’s the best we can do??
I do love how the least important hire of the offseason (TE coach) seems to be the only one that has had in person interviews so far Just give Del the TEs too and hire an elite recruiter with some other title