Notre Dame Recruiting

February 21 // Notre Dame Football

An Inside Look at the New Strength Program

The Notre Dame video department produced a video last week showcasing the new strength and conditioning program under the guidance of Paul Longo.   The video showcases some of the workouts the players are completing this off-season and has a quick Q&A with Lonog.
It’s tough to gain too much out of these clips, but its still [...]

February 5 // Notre Dame Recruiting

Recruiting ’11 – An Early Look at Numbers

The ink is just barely dry on the letters of intent faxed into Notre Dame yesterday, but recruiting for 2011 is already well under way. With 23 recruits added to the Irish roster yesterday, Notre Dame is actually budding up next to the 85 scholarship max for the first time in years.
Here’s a quick [...]

February 4 // Notre Dame Recruiting

Class of 2010 Cliff’s Notes Edition

Notre Dame officially signed 23 recruits on Wednesday including the five early enrollees that started their Notre Dame careers last month. Here is a quick review of each of the 23 along with their official heights and weights from the University release.
Offense

Austin Collinsworth – WR/DB (6-1, 195 – Fort Thomas, KY – Highlands HS)
The son [...]

February 4 // Notre Dame Recruiting

Where the Rest Landed

Here’s a quick recap of where the recruits that Notre Dame missed out on on Signing Day ended up.

Christian Jones (OLB) - Florida State - It looked like Notre Dame had a legit chance here, but Jones ended up going to his father’s alma mater.  Jones was taking extra classes to qualify for Notre Dame, but [...]

February 3 // Notre Dame Recruiting

Notre Dame Lands Matt James

Offensive tackle was one of the biggest needs in the class of 2010 and on National Signing Day, Notre Dame landed one of the nation’s best when Matt James signed a letter of intent to play for the Irish. Notre Dame edged out Ohio State for James’s services to add one of the nation’s elite [...]

February 2 // Notre Dame Recruiting

Notre Dame Heading Down the Home Stretch

With less than 24 hours before National Signing Day, Notre Dame is still in on several top notch recruits and could see its class improve drastically if a few dominoes falls its way after all of the ink is dry on all of the letters of intent.
Here’s a quick look at all of the remaining [...]

February 2 // Recruiting

Notre Dame Adds 4-Star ATH Danny Spond

Notre Dame added a fourth verbal commitment from this past weekend’s recruiting visits on Monday in the form of 4-star athlete Danny Spond. The Colorado native was a one time commitment for the Buffalos at Colorado, but he re-opened his recruiting in December and is now the 21st member of Notre Dame’s class of [...]

February 1 // Recruiting

Notre Dame Picks Up Three

The first big recruiting weekend of the Brian Kelly has come and gone and the result thus far is three commitments from three relatively new names on the Irish radar - Derek Roback (QB/Athlete), Bruce Heggie (TE/DE), and Luke Massa (QB). It’s still possible, if not likely, that Notre Dame will add more commitments from [...]

January 27 // Recruiting

Big Recruiting Weekend Coming for Notre Dame

Notre Dame will host its first big recruiting weekend of the Brian Kelly era this weekend as the Irish charge towards National Signing Day looking to added more depth and talent to the class of 2010. In addition to a handful of committed players visiting, Notre Dame will play host to at least seven [...]

January 21 // Notre Dame Recruiting

Notre Dame Still Alive for Christian Jones

As recruiting reaches the home stretch this year, one of the bigger names left on the Notre Dame recruiting board is five star linebacker Christian Jones. The Florida native who at one point was considered a long shot for the Irish could be more likely than most people felt based on recent reports.
Florida State [...]