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Notre Dame Adds A 2nd QB

Frankie V — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:51:55 +0000

Notre Dame wanted to take two quarterbacks in this recruiting class. On Tuesday, the Irish picked up the second quarterback in this class in Tommy Rees. Rees, who picked up his offer to Notre Dame a little over a week ago after a good showing at camp, selected Notre Dame over Stanford and Tennessee. Rees told [...]

Notre Dame Picks Up Another Defensive Lineman

Frankie V — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:18:55 +0000

Notre Dame picked up commitment #10 on Monday when defensive line prospect Justin Utupo picked Notre Dame over UCLA, Washington, Oregon State, and Nebraska. The news of Utupo’s commitment came as a bit of a surprise since there hadn’t been a whole lot of news on him over the last few weeks and months, but [...]

Notre Dame Bags A Badger

Frankie V — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:43:55 +0000

Notre Dame picked up yet another commitment Monday in the form of safety Chris Badger - a former Stanford commitment who visited Notre Dame this past weekend. Badger committed to Stanford in March, but he told Irish Sports Daily that his weekend visit to Notre Dame blew him away and that he felt it [...]

Video: Lo Wood Picks Notre Dame

Frankie V — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:23:09 +0000

Here’s some video of Lo Wood picking Notre Dame over Michigan and Georgia Tech that was posted on Rivals. Lo Wood talks ND @ Rivals Video

Notre Dame Picks Up CB Lo Wood

Frankie V — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:21:35 +0000

Late last week Notre Dame added another verbal commitment to the Class of 2010 when cornerback Lo Wood picked the Irish over the likes of Stanford, Michigan, Virginia, and Georgia Tech. Wood, a Florida native, was the first corner back to be offered a scholarship this year by Charlie Weis and staff and became the first [...]

Irish Pick Up DE Blake Lueders

Frankie V — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:56:58 +0000

Notre Dame added another defensive end to pair with five star commitment Chris Martin on Friday when instate standout Blake Lueders committed to the Irish. The four star prospect became the seventh commitment in the Class of 2010 and the second commitment of the week along with quarterback commitment Andrew Hendrix. Lueders (6′5″, 250, 4.8) plays [...]

Notre Dame Gets a QB – It’s Hendrix

Frankie V — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:22:23 +0000

After a few swings and misses at quarterback during the first few months of recruiting, Notre Dame has landed a quarterback - Ohio native Andrew Hendrix of Moeller High School. Hendrix told the Cincinnati Enquirer it was tough to turn down the other schools that offered him, but that Notre Dame was the right place [...]

Fauria Suspended, Will Transfer

Frankie V — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:43:10 +0000

Rising sophomore tight end Joseph Fauria was suspended for the upcoming semester earlier this week by the office of Residential Living. Up until Friday, it was assumed that Fauria would sit out the season and then rejoin the Irish for the 2010 campaign. This afternoon, however, it was reported that Fauria will instead be transferring [...]

Montana Doesn’t Continue Family Tradition

Frankie V — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:10:32 +0000

Nick Montana won’t continue the family tradition of playing quarterback for Notre Dame. The Oaks Christian signal caller committed to Washington and new head coach Steve Sarkisian according to the Seattle Times. Montana, one of the top targets on the board for Notre Dame at quarterback, picked the Washington over traditional power houses like Notre [...]

Irish Pickup WR Commitment

Frankie V — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:42:19 +0000

Notre Dame picked up its 5th commitment of the season on Sunday when New Jersey wide receiver Bennett Jackson committed to the Irish. Jackson, a 6′1″, 165 lb wide out is the second commitment at the position for Notre Dame this year and has the versatility to help out in a number of areas. He [...]

Report: Gary Gray Returning to Notre Dame

Frankie V — Sun, 10 May 2009 03:01:19 +0000

According to Mike Frank’s Irish Sports Daily, cornerback Gary Gray will be returning to Notre Dame on June 1. “There was never a question,” he said. “He was happy there, he fell in love with not just the football program, but the University. A lot of people dream of going there and there was never any [...]

Notre Dame Week on ESPN

Frankie V — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:40:16 +0000

Next week Notre Dame will be one of several schools ESPN profiles during it’s daily College Football Live show. Here’s the schedule of the ND related content. Monday, May 11 - A discussion on what Notre Dame needs to do to return to prominence and a BCS bowl; George Smith’s conversation with Weis and guard Eric Olsen [...]

5 Former Players Sign Rookie FA Deals

Frankie V — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:58:47 +0000

While David Bruton was the only Notre Dame player to be selected in the draft this year, five of his former teammates signed rookie free agent deals by Sunday night. David Grimes (WR) - Denver Broncos Pat Kuntz (DT) - Indianapolis Colts Terrail Lambert (CB) - San Francisco 49ers Asaph Schwapp (FB) - Dallas Cowboys Michael Turkovich [...]

Belichick Taking Weis’s Lead?

Frankie V — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:48:37 +0000

A few months back Charlie Weis raised some eyebrows when he offered Saint Thomas Aquinas long snapper Jordan Cowart a scholarship. Many people, myself included, wondered why Weis would offer a long snapper a scholarship since most schools find their long snappers through walkon tryouts each year. Weis decided that he wanted to secure the [...]

Broncos Select David Bruton in 4th Round

Frankie V — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:35:27 +0000

David Bruton was the first (and it turns out only) Notre Dame player to be drafted in this year’s NFL Draft when the Broncos used the 114th overall pick in the draft to select the Irish safety. While Bruton will likely take some time to develop on the NFL level before he’s ready to compete for [...]