Ohio state recently offered DJ Brown as well so the kid's got some talent Loy said ND is willing to go beyond the 25 man limit this cycle if the right guys want to come
Recruiting Intel Spoiler Here's the latest. Heard things went really well with DJ Brown. Heard he really fits in well with ND and the players. Tight with Kofi Wardlow. Heard this will likely come down to ND or Cal. Also heard he canceled his Ohio State visit. Don't think they plan to have any more in-homes this week, either. Going to announce on signing day. I think ND has a great shot because he's such a good fit. I think the one negative is the idea he could play in Cali. If he's leaving home anyway, why not Cali? But, he really liked the players and is a great fit for ND. On C'bo, things still appear to be trending towards ND. Hopefully we will know more soon on this. On Lawrence Keys, right now it's hard to say because the death of his friend. Not sure he really wants to be dealing with all of this right now. I think ND is in good shape, but anything can change. Texas has definitely turned up the heat on this, but I do think ND has a champion in Mom on this. On Patterson, I heard ND will visit him towards the end of the week. Heard it's probably 50/50 right now between ND and UCLA. Parents like ND quite a bit. Do they want him that far away from home? He really likes ND's O-linemen, and felt he fit in well at ND, so that is a plus. On Nicolas Petit-Frere, ND will visit him tomorrow. It will be a very important visit. He plans to visit Ohio State this weekend. I think academics is helping here. I think his Mom values ND highly, so that is helping ND, and the staff has done a great job so far. I don't think he's even really tried to narrow it down and start making a decision yet. I think this will be a very late decision and we likely won't know until signing day. He plans to announce then, and it wouldn't surprise me if everyone is in the dark up until the last minute. On Boykin, it's just hard to read. For whatever reason, he hasn't pulled the trigger on ND. ND has been really close many times with him, but he just can't seem to pull the trigger, sometimes that's a bad sign. ND will visit him later in the week. Heard his family should be a positive for ND. On Solomon Tuliaupupu, I didn't hear anything new. I'm not sure exact date yet when they plan to visit him, I just know it's supposed to be late in the week. Nothing lately on Eason. I believe ND will visit him today. We likely won't know more about this until after ND can speak with him. I think a good thing is the NC State people don't seem to know what he's going to do, either. That's it for now. Mike We've been confident in Notre Dame's chances to land C'Bo Flemister since the Irish offered the 2018 Georgia running back earlier this month. Just scheduling an official to South Bend for this past weekend made us even more confident. After talking with Flemister and other sources in the immediate aftermath of the visit, our confidence grew stronger and has continued to grow through Tuesday. We spoke with yet another source close to the situation who is also confident Flemister ends up flipping his current commitment from Georgia Tech to Notre Dame. Earlier in the week, a separate source who was also feeling the Irish would be the pick in the end acknowledged Flemister being comfortable with Notre Dame could be the last hurdle. But today's source doesn't seem concerned with him choosing an "easier path" instead of South Bend. "I don't think so," the source said. "I think he'll end up being fine with that." Prior to Notre Dame, Flemister took an official to Tennessee and is down to the Irish, Georgia Tech and the Vols. "I think he was just kind of taking a breath and taking it all in," the source said. "I think it's been good to see the different places, see what's out there, see the types of programs they have and the facilities. The great education that Notre Dame has to offer, I think he'll have a decision here within another day or so." Maybe even sooner, right? "I think so." JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU'RE OUT: Just when we were starting to hear Notre Dame was on the outside looking in with top 2018 Florida offensive tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere, it looks like the Irish are back in, according to one source in Florida. "Heard this morning that ND is now back in the mix strongly," the source told ISD today. "Apparently his mom says the academics there are the best and Florida's are second. Alabama screwed up the academics there." There's one other factor worth monitoring here. A month ago, we talked about Ohio State being a legitimate sleeper here based on Petit-Frere's relationship with Greg Schiano. The Buckeyes could be fading with chatter that Schiano could be on his way out of Columbus, possibly to the NFL. UPDATED (5:38 p.m.) Some more notes on Petit-Frere after talking with another source. Jeff Quinn and Autry Denson were in to see him last week and Brian Kelly will do his in-home visit on Wednesday. Quinn made a pretty good impression, according to this source. "He's a wonderful, great guy. The home visit went great and Coach Kelly is coming tomorrow." The final group appears to be Notre Dame, Florida, Alabama, Ohio State and Michigan. He'll take his final official visit to Ohio State this weekend.
Everything I've read so far indicates recruits really like Clark Lea and Steve Quinn. Hopefully this translates to signing day results.
Just wanted to thank all of you fellas who take the time to provide recruiting and/or team intel. It's appreciated.
Sounds like we are leading/trending for Eason Flemister Brown Keys And Patterson, NPF, Boykin, and Solo are anyone’s guess. Patterson is getting a lot of UCLA crystal balls. The staff is going in-Home with Eason tonight
Predictions from the Rivals guys Spoiler National Signing Day is a now just a week away, and despite Notre Dame already having 21 players signed, sealed and delivered thanks to the early signing period there will be plenty of intrigue. Notre Dame currently has seven legitimate prospects left on the board, and for some the picture looks clear. For others things are far more cloudy, but that isn’t going to stop us from making predictions on how the class will finish. Recruiting reporters David McKinney and Corey Bodden join football analyst Bryan Driskellfor the first of two prediction articles on how Notre Dame will finish out the 2018 class. The final predictions will come the night before Signing Day (Feb. 6). ALL NOTRE DAME There are four 2018 targets that everyone on staff believes will pick Notre Dame. If we are right it would give Notre Dame a strong finish to the 2018 cycle. Anything beyond those four would be a true home run finish for Notre Dame. Here are the four players broken down from our most confident to our least. - NATIONAL - STATE - POSITION C'BO FLEMISTER RANK 5.5 5'11" | 192 LBS | RB PIKE COUNTY ZEBULON, GA CLASS OF 2018 VERBAL COMMIT 12/4/2017 GEORGIA TECH David McKinney: To me, all signs are pointing to Notre Dame on this one. Flemister raved about his official visit to Notre Dame, and it appears both his parents and high school coach are on board with the Irish. Notre Dame’s need at running back is intriguing to Flemister, and Notre Dame is in prime position to flip him from the Yellow Jackets. Corey Bodden: Notre Dame needs another running back in this class and the Zebulon (Ga.) Pike County product is the lone remaining target for the Irish. After his positive thoughts coming out of his official last weekend and Notre Dame not pursuing another option, I think that says it all in regards to how the Irish feel about their chances. Bryan Driskell: After dismissing a pair of running backs from the current roster the Irish staff quickly moved onto Flemister, and his visit could not have gone better. Flemister not announcing his decision to flip yet has given me pause, but in the end I think Notre Dame’s all-around package of being a better school and football program than Georgia Tech will win out. The fact Notre Dame doesn’t appear to be looking for backup options speaks volumes to me about the staff’s confidence level. - NATIONAL 25 STATE - POSITION DERRICK EASON RANK 5.5 6'4" | 245 LBS | DT NORVIEW NORFOLK, VA CLASS OF 2018 VERBAL COMMIT 7/28/2017 NC STATE McKinney: All our intel suggests that Notre Dame will secure a flip from the NC State commit prior to National Signing Day. The Irish made a big impression on Eason during his recent official visit, and NC State is already searching for insurance options. Eason joining the class feels like a matter of when, not if. Bodden: Initially, Eason was unsure if he would visit Notre Dame and with the staff being able to get him on campus, I like their chances. Additionally, BGI reported that NC State is bringing in a JUCO defensive tackle – the spot the Wolfpack liked Eason — this weekend. It appears the Wolfpack staff is game planning for Eason potentially moving on. Defensive line coach MikeElston goes in-home tonight, and I see the Irish assistant being able to close the deal and eventually adding another defensive end to the Notre Dame class. Driskell: Mile Elston continues to hammer Tidewater for defensive lineman, and it appears he’s going to get another big man from the talent-rich area. Like Corey said, Eason was unsure at first if he would even visit Notre Dame, but since making the decision to trek to South Bend things have been quickly moving in Notre Dame’s direction. Elston is going to get this one done. - NATIONAL 8 STATE 67 POSITION DJ BROWN RANK 5.6 6'1" | 180 LBS | CB ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE HIGH WASHINGTON, DC CLASS OF 2018 UNDECIDED McKinney: Brown came into his weekend official visit at Notre Dame committed to Virginia, and de-committed shortly after finishing the visit. You can do the math there. Brown named a top three of Notre Dame, Cal and Northwestern, but I’d be surprised if he ended up anywhere other than Notre Dame. The Irish coaching staff pretty much wrote him off when he was set to visit for the Echoes, then turned around and went back after him, and he was on campus almost immediately. The writing is on the wall here in my opinion. Bodden: Brown may have already been in the Irish class had he made his official for Echoes. But the Irish thought they wouldn’t have a spot and moved on. That spot came back open and there obviously weren’t any hard feelings with Brown making a trip to South Bend this past weekend. The three-star backed off his commitment from Virginia fresh off his Irish visit and other weekend trip to Northwestern. Notre Dame, California and Northwestern are his final three with a decision coming on signing day. Academics are a priority for Brown and I see him being Irish next week. Driskell: I’m not quite as confident on this one as my colleagues, but I trust their sources and work on this. Northwestern didn’t offer Brown until late January, and perhaps had they moved earlier on him they could beat Notre Dame for him, but all the signs are pointing to Notre Dame. - NATIONAL 22 STATE - POSITION LAWRENCE KEYS RANK 5.7 5'11" | 160 LBS | WR MCDONOGH 35 NEW ORLEANS, LA CLASS OF 2018 UNDECIDED McKinney: The Irish have been making Keys a priority for a long time, and I think the longevity will ultimately be the winning factor for Notre Dame. Keys is fresh off an official visit to Texas, and the Longhorns are certainly making a push, but the longstanding relationships with the Notre Dame staff should help the Irish close this one out. Bodden: The Irish have been on Keys for a long time and impressed the talented wide out during his long-awaited official visit to South Bend. I think Notre Dame holds off Texas and pulls the Louisiana product. Driskell: Notre Dame already has three very talented receivers in the class, but that never stopped them from going hard after Keys. Receivers coach DelVaughn Alexander has done a great job with this recruitment, and despite Texas making a very hard late charge I think Notre Dame wins out in the end. Keys said Notre Dame and Texas were tied following his visit to Austin, which obviously was a good sign for Notre Dame. OTHER REMAINING TARGETS Outside of Keys, the top targets on the board from a talent standpoint all remain very much in doubt for Notre Dame, and the staff doesn’t agree on who the Irish will land when it is all said and done. Should Notre Dame land more than one of the players listed below it would truly be a coup, and would give the staff a truly elite recruiting class. 0" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: 10px; width: 7px; background: url("https://cdn.rivals.com/production/a...bfb264f545034d3f8a342e9632778ca65a3af8278.svg") left center no-repeat; margin-bottom: 3px;"> 11 NATIONAL 3 STATE 0" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: 10px; width: 7px; background: url("https://cdn.rivals.com/production/a...bfb264f545034d3f8a342e9632778ca65a3af8278.svg") left center no-repeat; margin-bottom: 3px;"> 1 POSITION NICK PETIT-FRERE RANK 6.1 6'5" | 265 LBS | OT BERKELEY PREP TAMPA, FL CLASS OF 2018 UNDECIDED McKinney: FLORIDA – I’m going with the safe in-state pick here, but I’ll follow up with this; nobody knows what Nick Petit-Frere is going to do yet, and I believe that includes Petit-Frere himself. This has been one of the quietest recruitments ever, and I don’t think anyone will truly know where the five-star is headed until he makes an announcement. Notre Dame certainly isn’t out of it, and I still believe it’s entirely possible Petit-Frere ends up Irish. For now though, I’m going with the in-state Gators. Bodden: FLORIDA – The five-star is hard to read and no one outside of their camp has a true feel of what the talented offensive tackle will do. It’s down to Notre Dame, Florida, Alabama, Michigan and Ohio State. This could be one I change after Petit-Frere goes through more in-home visits and his final official (Ohio State) this weekend. But, I see it coming down to those first three listed above with the in-state Gators pulling off a big win. Notre Dame certainly won’t go down without a fight. Driskell: NOTRE DAME – All the intel I received has this one trending towards Florida and Alabama and away from Notre Dame, but something in my gut says this could be one of the shockers of the class. Petit-Frere and his mother love everything about Notre Dame, and if Harry Hiestand was still in South Bend this would be a no-brainer for me. I was very, very critical of the hiring of Jeff Quinn, especially for recruiting purposes. If he and OC Chip Longcan pull of this upset and get Petit-Frere in the class than Quinn will have a chance to basically give the finger to doubters like me. 97 NATIONAL 13 STATE 3 POSITION SOLOMON TULIAUPUPU RANK 5.9 6'3" | 215 LBS | ILB MATER DEI SANTA ANA, CA CLASS OF 2018 UNDECIDED McKinney: USC – Notre Dame has come closer to winning this battle than anyone ever thought they would, but I still think the Trojans pull it out in the end. With two Mater Dei teammates already committed to USC, it’s hard for me to pick against Tuliaupupu going to a school right down the road. Could Notre Dame pull it out with all-out effort in the final week? Sure. But it would take something special, so I’ll ride with the Trojans for now. Bodden: USC – I think Notre Dame did a great job recruiting the four-star linebacker and he’s a big fan of defensive coordinator Clark Lea. But, I’ve always felt the Trojans would eventually pull this one out. The Irish made it close no doubt, but I see him staying out West. Driskell: USC – This isn’t the slam dunk for USC that some think it is, and the reason is the excellent job Brian Polian and Clark Lea did recruiting him. I think Tuliaupupu will think long and hard about choosing Notre Dame, but in the end I just can’t pull the trigger on him leaving home and heading to South Bend. If he does it would be the second biggest late-season shocker from an outside perception standpoint since Notre Dame – led by Polian – shocked the Trojans and landed another linebacker, Manti Te’o. To me, however, it wouldn’t be a big shocker. - NATIONAL 49 STATE 0" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: 10px; width: 7px; background: url("https://cdn.rivals.com/production/a...bfb264f545034d3f8a342e9632778ca65a3af8278.svg") left center no-repeat; margin-bottom: 3px;"> 29 POSITION JARRETT PATTERSON RANK 5.7 6'5" | 275 LBS | OT MISSION VIEJO MISSION VIEJO, CA CLASS OF 2018 UNDECIDED McKinney: NOTRE DAME – This one comes with a big, fat caveat. With a week to go between now and National Signing Day, Patterson still has in-home visits coming up with both UCLA and Notre Dame. Those meetings will be vitally important to Patterson’s decision, which could come this weekend or on signing day. I don’t have a ton of intel on this one, but Patterson’s willingness to hear Notre Dame’s pitch when he was down to UCLA and Michigan, then replace Michigan with Notre Dame, says a lot in my opinion. Bodden: UCLA – The two offensive line picks could go either way at this point. Patterson is set to host coaches from UCLA and Notre Dame this week and that will be huge in his ultimate decision. Right now, I’m going with the Bruins. But, this one isn’t over yet. Driskell: UCLA – I’m having just as hard of a time making this pick as David and Corey, and the main reasons are Patterson hasn’t made his decision yet and both staffs will make important in-home visits. This is yet another chance for Quinn to make an early splash as a recruiter. Patterson liked Notre Dame even when they didn’t have an offensive line coach, so landing him is certainly possible now that it has one. I could truly see this one going either way, and if Quinn can somehow pull off Patterson and Petit-Frere I will gladly eat crow regarding his recruiting skills.
also wanted to say that the Rivals ND guys absolutely suck this year...they are like kids and don't really have any scoops ISD and 247 blow them out of the water in terms of recruiting coverage
I agree. For football knowledge Driskell is the best of the 3 sites. But for just scoops and recruiting. Feel as if ND rivals guys just have subs to 247 and ISD and just report the same info after the other 2 scoop it.
exactly, those dudes are literally piggybacking off what the other sites do...Loy has actually made fun of them about this (indirectly of course)
mid week recruiting rundown Spoiler Notre Dame is cooking up a Top 10 defense. There’s plenty of positive buzz around the Notre Dame football program right now. What’s driving a lot of that optimism is the recent activity related to the defense. Although the Irish saw arguably its two top assistant coaches depart this month, there have been plenty of headlines on the defensive side of the spectrum this month that has brought excitement to the Irish fanbase. Jan. 9: Following the departure of defensive coordinator Mike Elko, Notre Dame officially appoints Clark Lea as the replacement. This was a widely-accepted move and one that will keep the defensive scheme intact, a scheme that brought the Irish defense consistency they haven’t had in years. Jan. 15: Both 2017 starting interior defensive linemen Jerry Tillery and Jonathan Bonner announce that they will play football in South Bend in 2018, along with leading tackler in linebacker Te’von Coney. Needless to say, these three will have an immense impact on the defensive success next fall. Jan. 27: The Irish host a dozen four-star 2019 defensive prospects for Junior Day. Heavy positive recruiting buzz flows from South Bend throughout the weekend. Jan. 28: Four-star cornerback K.J. Wallace commits to Notre Dame, giving the Irish a quality defender at a position of need while finding success in a key recruiting area (Atlanta, Ga.). Jan. 30: Notre Dame officially announces the hiring of safeties coach Terry Joseph, a Louisiana-native who holds an SEC-laced resume, including stops at Texas A&M, Tennessee, North Carolina, and others. - Senior cornerback DJ Brown de-commits from Virginia following his Notre Dame official visit. Crystal Ball picks for the Irish rapidly roll in. Aside from Bonner, Tillery, and Coney, Notre Dame will return every starter from its 2017 defense, except for mike linebacker Nyles Morgan. Along with all four defensive line starters returning, the Irish will return emerging depth players in Khalid Kareem, Julian Okwara, Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa, Kurt Hinish, as well as a few who could enter the rotation in Darnell Ewell and Ade Ogundeji. Throw in finalists from the 2017 The Opening, Jayson Ademilola and Ja’Mion Franklin, and you can envision a quality rotation for coach Mike Elston to work with. Depth along the defensive line won’t be what you see in programs in the South. But, it will be stronger than what we saw at Notre Dame during the Brian Van Gorder era. At linebacker, although there will be an interesting shuffle, the Irish should be in great shape with Coney and Drue Tranquill leading the charge. Incoming freshmen Shayne Simon and Jack Lamb will add strong competition with Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and upperclassmen Asmar Bilal in the mix. At cornerback, Notre Dame returns its entire group and should return all but Nick Watkins in 2019. This will allow the Irish to bring along true freshman corners Houston Griffith, Joe Wilkins, Tariq Bracy, and very likely DJ Brown, without a rush to the field. Safety is where things get interesting. With the play of Jalen Elliot and Nick Coleman disappointing a great deal this fall, look for Derrik Allen and Alohi Gilman to breathe life into the back end. In a nutshell, the Irish defense will have a very similar look in 2018, but with its personnel further along in the ‘Balis Built’ program, more competition at key positions, and an influx of quality freshman. With National Signing Day just a week away, the Irish are in good position to pull both cornerback DJ Brown and defensive end Derrick Eason to South Bend. It’s also possible the Irish add mike linebacker Solomon Tuliaupupu. So, which position groups will Notre Dame target defensively in 2019? All of them, of course. Aside from linebacker where the Irish will be selective after signing four (or possibly five) this cycle, look for the Irish to continue to build quality depth at every position group in 2019. Here are the most noteworthy 2019 prospects at each position group, a list to keep an eye on as the Irish move into the 2019 recruiting season. Defensive tackle Jacob Lacey (Photo: 247Sports) First, Notre Dame has an outstanding athlete in Jacob Lacey to build around. The good news is, Notre Dame is in really good shape with another Top 150 defensive tackle in Hunter Spears. Don’t be surprised if Spears gives his verbal commitment to the Irish in the coming weeks. An additional Top 150 prospect in Michigan defensive tackle Mazi Smith is a clear option for the Irish. Smith attended Notre Dame Junior Day following two unofficial visits this fall. Lacey, Spears, and Smith would give the Irish an influx of talent to an already promising unit. Defensive end Nana Osafo-Mensah (Photo: Greg Powers, 247Sports) All eyes will be on Mike Elston in 2018 as the Irish look to add defensive ends in the ‘difference-maker’ category. Top 100 Tennessee strong-side defensive end Joseph Anderson named Notre Dame his leader on Sunday and looks to be very close to giving his pledge to the Irish. On the weak-side, Notre Dame will aggressively pursue Texas Top 100 prospect Nana Osafo-Mensah, and Top 5 overall prospect Zach Harrison through to Signing Day in 2019. Without a doubt, early playing time can be sold here. The Irish have a legitimate shot at both. Linebacker Brandon Smith (Photo: Michael Clark, 247Sports) As I stated, the Irish are being carefully selective at inside linebacker. So far, Top 100 junior Brandon Smith is Clark Lea’s most coveted prospect at linebacker. There’s a chance Smith could play weak-side defensive end in college, in which case, the Irish would also be winners with Smith in South Bend. Smith has a sky-high opinion of Lea and holds the Irish high on his list. Watch out for Florida State, Ohio State, and Penn State. Recently offered Pennsylvania linebacker Keith Maguire shows similarities to Drue Tranquill. And of course, the Irish would love to add another Tranquill to the defense. Keep an eye on Maguire. The Irish should win out if they push for his pledge. Cornerback K.J. Wallace (Photo: Scout.com) With K.J. Wallace on board and things looking really good for the Irish to add a fourth cornerback, Notre Dame will go into the 2019 recruiting season with much less urgency at the cornerback position. Still, they need to continue to add quality depth. It’s tough to say where the next cornerback will come from. But, I’m keeping an eye on California, as well as a few prospects in the East. California: There’s a quartet of four-star corners worth keeping an eye on in California. Max Williams, who compares to Shaun Crawford but with stronger coverage skills, will visit this spring, as will Sacramento speedster Isaiah Rutherford. Also, both Jeremiah Criddell and Trent McDuffie plan to visit South Bend. East: Virginia cornerback Cam'Ron Kelly is a top prospect for the Irish. But, with 39 offers, Kelly will be a tough pull. Tennessee defensive back Wesley Walker has plenty of interest in Notre Dame from a football and academic standpoint. The Irish will continue to evaluate the four-star recruit this year. Safety Litchfield Ajavon (Photo: Tom Loy, 247Sports) First, five-star safety Brian Williams has committed to Texas A&M. For the Irish, there’s no need to panic. Four-star Virginia safety Litchfield Ajavon is one of my top picks to join the Irish. Michigan is giving up a fight, but most are giving the Irish the nod. Aside from Ajavon, Georgia safety Kenyatta Watson (a close friend of K.J. Wallace) also appears to be leaning toward the Irish. Also, four-star safeties Lewis Cine and Jamal Morris plan to take official visits to Notre Dame. For the Irish to turn the recent defensive optimism into a long-term quality product, following up the talent-rich 2018 class with another strong, balanced group in 2019 will be crucial. We see the success of programs in the South in fielding deep rotations of quality, fresh bodies. The Irish haven’t had this advantage throughout the Kelly era. If Clark Lea can orchestrate a successful 2019 recruiting season, the Irish could produce a defense that ranks among the best in the country.
that's litchfield ajavon...one of the best safeties in the country for 2019 (probably because he's a 30 year old playing against high schoolers) and ND is the assumed leader for him at this point
Loy think DJ Brown will probably silent commit today when the ND coaches visit him ND is still visiting Noah Boykin even though it's assumed he's going to UF And of course, no one knows anything about NPF
Just watched his sophomore highlights... Holy shit he hits like he's 30. He's great at playing downhill, but there aren't really any clips of him defending against the pass 10+ yards downfield. That's kind of worrying for a safety, but maybe his team didn't get thrown on much. Or maybe his coaches wanted to keep things simple for him as a sophomore.
You can teach him how to play the pass. You can't teach the willingness to hit like a ton of bricks. My opinion of course. Is it just me or was he causing a fumble like every other hit?
Latest news... Spoiler On C-Bo, I've heard the visit went very well. ND likely won't know the final word on this until next week. Sounds like Tennessee has backed of a bit as they may not have room for him now. All signs point to ND right now. Will officially announce on signing day. On Lawrence Keys, heard he has some good friends at SMU right now, so the visit is mainly to see his friends. It's ND and Texas. Texas pushing really hard, but not sure it will matter. ND is clearly the team to beat, but Texas keeps pushing. Mom definitely in ND's corner very heavy. He's another signing day announcement. On Patterson, ND will either see him in-home on Friday or Saturday. ND still very much in the race here. ND or UCLA. Won't know until after that in-home. On Petit-Frere. Heard the visit could not have gone better. The Mom is feeling real comfortable with ND and their coaches right now, so that helps. He will be going to OSU for certain this weekend. One good thing is Mom is going on the visit and Meyer won't be able to bad-mouth either ND or Florida because she won't have any of it. Also, heard his personality fits in better at ND than OSU or Florida. Right now I think ND may have a slight lead over Florida from what I can gather. Another signing day announcement. On Eason, ND is hoping to hear more soon, but he also may not announce until signing day. All signs point to ND right now. On Boykin, the visit went well. I heard he told ND it was ND and Florida even. I just don't see him choosing ND, but I could be wrong. I think he knows ND is a great place and would be good for him, but he just hasn't been able to pull the trigger when he's been very, very close many times. If he's telling ND it's 50/50, that likely means Florida leads. As of now, I'd say he ends up at Florida, but a lot can change in the next few days. Probably going down to signing day as well. I wouldn't count out Joseph and Lyght here. They've been real effective recently. On Solomon Tuliaupupu, I'd say we can almost cross him off the list at this point. Heard there hasn't been a lot of communication here this week and ND has been trying to schedule an in-home, but so far nothing has materialized. ND is still working it, and hopeful they'll get an opportunity, but it's not trending ND at this point. Signing day announcement. On DJ Brown, the in-home will be important, but ND sure seems to be in good position here. I think another meeting with Lyght and Joseph should really help ND's chances here. He will also announce on signing day. Also, I asked if ND would take all 8. Same response I've always heard. Going to keep taking good players and they think all 8 are good players. Highly doubtful ND would end up with all 8, but if they somehow land 6, chances are they'd take all six. Mike Later from Christian: 5:12p Staff Spoke to a source close to Noah Boykin to get an idea of where things stand with the 2018 DC cornerback. I want to stress that this is just one source, although it is a source pretty close to Boykin. I spoke with this source after Notre Dame defensive backs coaches Todd Lyght and Terry Joseph dropped in on Boykin. "I think Notre Dame has the upper hand," I was told. "I think that's where he's going." I was a bit surprised given the momentum Florida has seemed to have since his official to Gainesville a couple weeks ago. "You know how you get gut feelings?" I was asked. "I have a gut feeling that's where he's going, that he'll be up there with those guys." When Boykin announced his decommitment from Maryland last week, he listed four schools as Maryland, Notre Dame, Florida and Virginia. Maryland seemed like it was on the outside looking in given the decommitment while Virginia was kind of a new school to the mix. Everybody pretty much assumes this is a Notre Dame-Florida battle and my source pretty much said as much as well. "It's still two; Notre Dame and Florida, but I'm quite sure he's going (to Notre Dame)." Boykin is set to make his decision public during a signing day ceremony at his high school next Wednesday. I'm still pretty wary of the Gators personally. This source has been telling me Notre Dame for months without wavering, which leads me to trust them more, but I still want to get some further corroboration before I'm ready to confidently project Boykin to the Irish.
Well it is a highlight video, so not surprising that there are a decent amount of turnovers. This kid is definitely going to have CTE.
All these ND guys seem overly bullish, so I'm sure we'll end up with like 2 or 3 of the guys on the board. Just hope one of those is NPF. Not sure if his buddy getting preferred walk-on status is a good sign or a last ditch desperation move.
Seriously I'd take Brown, Keys and Flemister and be hapoy with NPF and anyone else Id be stoked. If we got 3 more guys on top of that or even anything on top of that id be stoked and likely have a stroke
Outside of NPF are any of these guys worth a shit? Like would any of them be expected to ever make an impact or just depth guys?
Full Heel turn Kelly would be my favorite Kelly Hell he might fuck around and win 11 games next year going full heel
Hey guys. Remember that time when ND changed QB in the second half and beat LSU. That was awesome. God I miss football season.
http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020318aab.html Good article on Lea and how he found out about D.C. job
recruiting news is all quiet right now since everyone is just waiting to NSD to announce as it stands now, I think ND is expected to get Lawrence Keys, Derrick Eason, DJ Brown, C'Bo Flemister Up in the air - NPF leaning away from ND - Noah Boykin, Jarrett Patterson just get NPF and nothing else will really matter, would really change the look of this already great recruiting class
you really do, it's quite impressive - everyone will be tuned in to see who he picks on NSD not sure i've seen anyone handle the recruiting process better