SB Nation Chicago - Notre Dame Football Recruiting: Fighting Irish On The Hunt For Additional Talent
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2012-02-02T09:09:11-06:00
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College Football Recruiting Rankings 2012: Notre Dame Grabs Top 25 Class
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<p><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-football-recruiting/2012/2/1/2763288/national-signing-day-2012-live-updates-commitments-surprises-and-more" target="_blank">National Signing Day 2012</a> has ended, and with each signing and commitment the landscape for the future of college football is being decided. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish fared well in the process, grabbing 16 commitments from some top talent around the nation. Despite missing out on wide receivers <a target="_blank" href="http://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/2/1/2763987/nelson-agholor-usc-florida-notre-dame/in/2527550">Nelson Agholor</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/2/1/2763836/college-football-recruiting-deontay-greenberry-houston-notre-dame/in/2527550">Deontay Greenberry</a>, the Irish still managed to rake in the top 25 class in the nation.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-football-recruiting/2012/2/1/2765285/college-football-recruiting-rankings-2012-alabama-texas-florida-ohio-state">SB Nation's Bud Elliott</a> collected rankings from around the web, and everyone marked Notre Dame among the best of the year.<a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-football-recruiting/2012/2/1/2765285/college-football-recruiting-rankings-2012-alabama-texas-florida-ohio-state"> In his own rankings</a>, Elliot placed the Irish at No. 19 overall, and here is a look at what some of the other top recruiting sites did:</p>
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<th>SB Nation's Overall Rank</th>
<th>Team</th>
<th>Commitments</th>
<th>247Sports</th>
<th>ESPN</th>
<th>Rivals</th>
<th>Scout</th>
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<td>19</td>
<td>Notre Dame</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>19</td>
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<p>Here is what SB Nation's Notre Dam athletics blog, <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.onefootdown.com/" target="_blank">One Foot Down</a>, had to say about the class:</p>
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<p>While the overall number of recruits in this class is far below what many expected the staff to sign, it is important to remember that this is an extremely talented (albeit small) class that will address several needs. Notre Dame was able to add an elite QB, two WRs (to help offset the loss of <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/49598/michael-floyd">Michael Floyd</a>), and several DBs. </p>
<p>...The margin for error for this class is pretty thin, meaning that several of these players need to make an impact in 2012 and 2013. This class will likely be remembered for the talent lost leading up to NSD (Decker, Darby and Greenberry), but that might not ultimately define the class. There are some very special players in this group and all are very capable players in their own right. </p>
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<p><i>For the latest information on <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/notre-dame-fighting-irish">Notre Dame Fighting Irish</a> football<a href="http://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/2/ncaa-football/teams/boise-st-broncos"></a> recruiting, be sure to check out </i><a href="http://www.obnug.com/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.onefootdown.com/" target="_blank"><i>One Foot Down</i></a><i>. SB Nation's </i><a href="http://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/2/college-football-recruiting/" target="_blank">recruiting hub</a><i> will keep you updated on everything else going down on the wildest day of college football's off-season.</i></p>
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Notre Dame Football Recruiting: 16 Players Included In Brian Kelly's 2012 Class
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<p>The Notre Dame Fighting Irish missed out on some impressive recruits today, including two five-star wide receivers in Deontay Greenberry and Nelson Agholor, but they're still walking away from National Signing Day 2012 with 16 signees in hand. Head coach Brian Kelly commented on missing out on Greenberry, noting that he's quite happy with the players that did end up signing:</p>
<p>I used to have a saying about players like that and that was I'd rather play against him for four games than with him for four years.</p>
<p>Ultimately, Notre Dame should be alright even without landing the highly-rated wide receivers. The 16 players that have signed Letters of Intent:</p>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 30px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><font style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" color="#333333" face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><b style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Chris Brown, WR, Hanahan, S.C.</b></span></font></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 30px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><font style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" color="#333333" face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><b style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Scott Daly, LS, Downers Grove, Ill.</b></span></font></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 30px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><font style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" color="#333333" face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><b style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Sheldon Day, DT, Indianapolis, Ind.</b></span></font></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 30px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><font style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" color="#333333" face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><b style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Justin Ferguson, WR, Pembroke Pines, Fla.</b></span></font></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 30px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><font style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" color="#333333" face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><b style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Mark Harrell, OL, Charlotte, N.C.</b></span></font></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 30px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><font style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" color="#333333" face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><b style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Jarron Jones, DT, Rochester, N.Y.</b></span></font></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 30px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><font style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" color="#333333" face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><b style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Gunner Kiel, QB, Columbus, Ind.</b></span></font></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 30px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><font style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" color="#333333" face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><b style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Will Mahone, RB, Austintown, Ohio</b></span></font></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 30px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><font style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" color="#333333" face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><b style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Romeo Okwara, LB, Charlotte, N.C.</b></span></font></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 30px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><font style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" color="#333333" face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><b style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">C.J. Prosise, DB, Petersburg, Virg.</b></span></font></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 30px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><font style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" color="#333333" face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><b style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">KeiVarae Russell, RB, Everett, Wash.</b></span></font></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 30px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><font style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" color="#333333" face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><b style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Tee Sheppard, DB, Fresno, Calif.</b></span></font></li>
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https://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/2/1/2764553/notre-dame-football-recruiting-national-signing-day-2012
Satchel Price
2012-02-01T11:34:31-06:00
2012-02-01T11:34:31-06:00
College Football Recruiting: WR Nelson Agholor Chooses USC Over ND, UF
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<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were considered a (very) longshot for Tampa, Fla. five-star WR Nelson Agholor, who was reportedly choosing between the </span><a style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/usc-trojans" class="sbn-auto-link">USC Trojans</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> and </span><a style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/florida-gators" class="sbn-auto-link">Florida Gators</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">. And indeed, Agholor </span><a style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-football-recruiting/2012/2/1/2631618/nelson-agholor-recruit-commits-florida-usc-fsu">chose</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> to go West, spurning in-state schools in order to join the Trojans' stockpile of wide receivers. The Irish will presumably be seeing Agholor down the road, and that only adds insult to him not picking Notre Dame in the first place, not to mention the Irish losing a five-star receiver of their own in Deontay Greenberry.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><i style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">For the latest information on <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/notre-dame-fighting-irish" style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #03406b; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Notre Dame Fighting Irish</a> football<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/2/ncaa-football/teams/boise-st-broncos" style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #03406b; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"></a> recruiting, be sure to check out </i><a target="_blank" href="http://www.obnug.com/" style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #03406b; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"></a><a target="_blank" href="http://www.onefootdown.com/" style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #03406b; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">One Foot Down</a><i style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">. SB Nation's </i><a target="_blank" href="http://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/2/college-football-recruiting/" style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #03406b; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">recruiting hub</a><i style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"> will keep you updated on everything else going down on the wildest day of college football's off-season.</i></p>
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https://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/2/1/2763987/nelson-agholor-usc-florida-notre-dame
Jordan Sargent
2012-02-01T10:46:04-06:00
2012-02-01T10:46:04-06:00
College Football Recruiting: WR Deontay Greenberry Pulls Stunner, Drops Irish For Houston
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<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">One of the things that keeps the Signing Day machine churning is when a recruit shocks the college football world by unpredictably signing with one school over another, or by spurning a school at the last minute with whom he had a longterm commitment. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish felt Signing Day's wrath early today when WR Deontay Greenberry— who is rated as either a four-star or five-star commit by the national recruiting services— </span><a style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" href="https://twitter.com/#!/BFeldmanCBS/status/164750214517895168">chose to sign</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> with the Houston Coguars over the Irish, where he had been committed since October.</span></p>
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<p>This Deontay Greenberrystuff is one of the biggest signing day surprises I can remember. wow</p>
— Barton Simmons (@bartonsimmons) <a data-datetime="2012-02-01T16:21:06+00:00" href="https://twitter.com/bartonsimmons/status/164745098486222848">February 1, 2012</a>
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<p>I think anyone tweeting about biggest NSD surprises can no longer do that following Deontay Greenberry's decision to attend Houston over ND.</p>
— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong247) <a data-datetime="2012-02-01T16:28:59+00:00" href="https://twitter.com/SWiltfong247/status/164747079414067200">February 1, 2012</a>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><i style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">For the latest information on <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/notre-dame-fighting-irish" style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #03406b; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Notre Dame Fighting Irish</a> football<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/2/ncaa-football/teams/boise-st-broncos" style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #03406b; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"></a> recruiting, be sure to check out </i><a target="_blank" href="http://www.obnug.com/" style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #03406b; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"></a><a target="_blank" href="http://www.onefootdown.com/" style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #03406b; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">One Foot Down</a><i style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">. SB Nation's </i><a target="_blank" href="http://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/2/college-football-recruiting/" style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #03406b; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">recruiting hub</a><i style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"> will keep you updated on everything else going down on the wildest day of college football's off-season.</i></p>
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https://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/2/1/2763836/college-football-recruiting-deontay-greenberry-houston-notre-dame
Jordan Sargent
2012-02-01T10:05:35-06:00
2012-02-01T10:05:35-06:00
College Football Recruiting: Sheldon Day, Jarron Jones Lead Irish Official Commits
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<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">The fax machines have been humming in South Bend this morning as high school prospects have made their commitments to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish official by sending in their National Letters of Intent. The Irish's two biggest recruits— QB Gunner Kiel and CB Tee Shepard— have been on campus and with the football team for a few weeks already, but Brian Kelly and his staff secured some major names as well today.</span></p>
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<p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 12px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The list is led by two defensive linemen ranked as four-star recruits by Rivals. Defensive tackle Jarron Jones is a defensive tackle out of Rochester, New York, and he's rated by Rivals as the No. 199 overall prospect in the country. He's joined by Sheldon Day, Rivals' No. 244 overall prospect, who comes to the Irish from Indianapolis, Ind. The two will join an Irish defensive line that has been reloaded in the past two classes by Kelly.</p>
<p style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 12px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Here is the full list of players that have faxed their Letters of Intent to Notre Dame this morning:</p>
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<li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif" color="#333333"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 10px;"><b>Nick Baratti, DB, Tomball, Tex.</b></span></font></li>
<li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif" color="#333333"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 10px;"><b>Chris Brown, WR, Hanahan, S.C.</b></span></font></li>
<li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif" color="#333333"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 10px;"><b>Scott Daly, LS, Downers Grove, Ill.</b></span></font></li>
<li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif" color="#333333"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 10px;"><b>Sheldon Day, DT, Indianapolis, Ind.</b></span></font></li>
<li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif" color="#333333"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 10px;"><b>Justin Ferguson, WR, Pembroke Pines, Fla.</b></span></font></li>
<li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif" color="#333333"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 10px;"><b>Mark Harrell, OL, Charlotte, N.C.</b></span></font></li>
<li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif" color="#333333"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 10px;"><b>Jarron Jones, DT, Rochester, N.Y.</b></span></font></li>
<li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif" color="#333333"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 10px;"><b>Will Mahone, RB, Austintown, Ohio</b></span></font></li>
<li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif" color="#333333"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 10px;"><b>Romeo Okwara, LB, Charlotte, N.C.</b></span></font></li>
<li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif" color="#333333"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 10px;"><b>C.J. Prosise, DB, Petersburg, Virg.</b></span></font></li>
<li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif" color="#333333"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 10px;"><b>Elijah Shumate, DB, East Orange, N.J.</b></span></font></li>
<li><font face="Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif" color="#333333"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 10px;"><b>John Turner, DB, Indianapolis, Ind.</b></span></font></li>
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https://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/2/1/2763695/notre-dame-recruiting-2012-signing-day-sheldon-day-jarron-jones
Jordan Sargent
2012-02-01T09:36:03-06:00
2012-02-01T09:36:03-06:00
College Football Recruiting: Ken Eknamen Spurns Irish
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<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Much of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish's 2012 recruiting class is set in stone, but there is still some fish out there on Signing Day. Unfortunately for Brian Kelly, one of them got reeled in by another school. Four-star LB/DE Ken Ekanmen from Clifton, Va. </span><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-football-recruiting/2012/2/1/2763082/ken-ekanem-recruit-virginia-tech-notre-damefootball-national-signing-day-2012/in/2527329">chose</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> to stay close to home today, selecting the </span><a style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/virginia-tech-hokies">Virginia Tech Hokies</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> over the Irish.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Ekanmen could've joined an Irish class that is heavy on defensive talent, but instead he'll get to be molded by Hokies defensive coordinator Bud Foster, among others. <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-football-recruiting/2012/2/1/2763082/ken-ekanem-recruit-virginia-tech-notre-damefootball-national-signing-day-2012/in/2527329">Here</a> is SB Nation's Bill Elliot on what the Irish are missing out on:</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The Hokies frequently use undersized, quick defenders, and Ekanem has a chance to play some defensive end as well. Virginia Tech will no doubt use him to get after the passer.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 12px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Ekanem was the 15th-highest outside linebacker in the Rivals rankings, trailing Deon Clarke and James Ross. </p>
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https://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/2/1/2763655/ken-ekanmen-recruiting-virginia-tech-notre-dame
Jordan Sargent
2012-02-01T07:01:09-06:00
2012-02-01T07:01:09-06:00
Notre Dame Football Recruiting: A List Prospects Verbally Committed To The Irish
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<p>Notre Dame scored one of the biggest recruits in the country when it secured a committment from Indiana-bred quarterback Gunner Kiel. Kiel is a five-star recruit, a 6'4, 220 lbs. QB who had previously given verbals to Indiana and LSU. Kiel is one of three Notre Dame recruits to already sign his Letter of Intent. Defensive tackle Sheldon Day, a four-star prospect out of Indianapolis, and defensive back Tee Shepard, a 6'1 corner from Fresno, California, are the other two.</p>
<p>A host of prospects are set to officially join Notre Dame today in what's shaping up to be another solid class for head coach Brian Kelly. Here's a list of four-star recruits that have already given the Irish verbal commitments, <a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/notredame/football/recruiting/commitments/2012">via Rivals</a>.</p>
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<td class="name yui-dt1-col-name yui-dt-col-name yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-name ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner"><a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/notredame/football/recruiting/player-Deontay-Greenberry-123316;_ylt=Ak6gNb3zXbM1O6hMJhlcp_FQtJB4">Deontay Greenberry</a></div>
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<td class="position yui-dt1-col-position yui-dt-col-position yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-position ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">WR</div>
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<td class="location yui-dt1-col-location yui-dt-col-location yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-location ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">Fresno, CA<cite>Washington Union</cite>
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</td>
<td class="height yui-dt1-col-height yui-dt-col-height yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-height ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">6'3"</div>
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<td class="weight yui-dt1-col-weight yui-dt-col-weight yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-weight ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">187</div>
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<td class="rating yui-dt1-col-rating yui-dt-col-rating yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-rating "></td>
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<td class="name yui-dt1-col-name yui-dt-col-name yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-name ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner"><a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/notredame/football/recruiting/player-Jarron-Jones-119008;_ylt=AqZg4XO83FnC6vXzGFC07bJQtJB4">Jarron Jones</a></div>
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<td class="position yui-dt1-col-position yui-dt-col-position yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-position ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">DT</div>
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<td class="location yui-dt1-col-location yui-dt-col-location yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-location ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">Rochester, NY<cite>Aquinas Institute</cite>
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</td>
<td class="height yui-dt1-col-height yui-dt-col-height yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-height ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">6'7"</div>
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<td class="weight yui-dt1-col-weight yui-dt-col-weight yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-weight ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">308</div>
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<td class="rating yui-dt1-col-rating yui-dt-col-rating yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-rating "></td>
<td class="committed yui-dt1-col-committed yui-dt-col-committed yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-committed "></td>
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<div class="yui-dt-liner"><a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/notredame/football/recruiting/player-William-Mahone-112593;_ylt=AqkKW2NYy1h8C2XRLcUDGFhQtJB4">William Mahone</a></div>
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<td class="position yui-dt1-col-position yui-dt-col-position yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-position ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">RB</div>
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<td class="location yui-dt1-col-location yui-dt-col-location yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-location ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">Austintown, OH<cite>Austintown Fitch</cite>
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</td>
<td class="height yui-dt1-col-height yui-dt-col-height yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-height ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">5'11"</div>
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<td class="weight yui-dt1-col-weight yui-dt-col-weight yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-weight ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">205</div>
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<td class="forty yui-dt1-col-forty yui-dt-col-forty yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-forty "></td>
<td class="numstars yui-dt1-col-numstars yui-dt-col-numstars yui-dt-sortable yui-dt-desc" headers="yui-dt1-th-numstars "></td>
<td class="rating yui-dt1-col-rating yui-dt-col-rating yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-rating "></td>
<td class="committed yui-dt1-col-committed yui-dt-col-committed yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-committed "></td>
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<td class="name yui-dt1-col-name yui-dt-col-name yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-name ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner"><a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/notredame/football/recruiting/player-KeiVarae-Russell-115195;_ylt=AkizQbzoPAN5HLu16NETWG9QtJB4">KeiVarae Russell</a></div>
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<td class="position yui-dt1-col-position yui-dt-col-position yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-position ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">ATH</div>
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<td class="location yui-dt1-col-location yui-dt-col-location yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-location ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">Everett, WA<cite>Mariner</cite>
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</td>
<td class="height yui-dt1-col-height yui-dt-col-height yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-height ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">6'0"</div>
</td>
<td class="weight yui-dt1-col-weight yui-dt-col-weight yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-weight ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">170</div>
</td>
<td class="forty yui-dt1-col-forty yui-dt-col-forty yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-forty "></td>
<td class="numstars yui-dt1-col-numstars yui-dt-col-numstars yui-dt-sortable yui-dt-desc" headers="yui-dt1-th-numstars "></td>
<td class="rating yui-dt1-col-rating yui-dt-col-rating yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-rating "></td>
<td class="committed yui-dt1-col-committed yui-dt-col-committed yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-committed "></td>
<td class="videos yui-dt1-col-videos yui-dt-col-videos yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-videos "></td>
</tr>
<tr class="yui-dt-even" id="yui-rec14">
<td class="name yui-dt1-col-name yui-dt-col-name yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-name ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner"><a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/notredame/football/recruiting/player-Elijah-Shumate-98280;_ylt=AgMSFTc8Swwrpk.REC64rU9QtJB4">Elijah Shumate</a></div>
</td>
<td class="position yui-dt1-col-position yui-dt-col-position yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-position ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">DB</div>
</td>
<td class="location yui-dt1-col-location yui-dt-col-location yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-location ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">West Orange, NJ<cite>Don Bosco Prep</cite>
</div>
</td>
<td class="height yui-dt1-col-height yui-dt-col-height yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-height ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">6'1"</div>
</td>
<td class="weight yui-dt1-col-weight yui-dt-col-weight yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-weight ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">205</div>
</td>
<td class="forty yui-dt1-col-forty yui-dt-col-forty yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-forty "></td>
<td class="numstars yui-dt1-col-numstars yui-dt-col-numstars yui-dt-sortable yui-dt-desc" headers="yui-dt1-th-numstars "></td>
<td class="rating yui-dt1-col-rating yui-dt-col-rating yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-rating ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner"><br></div>
</td>
<td class="committed yui-dt1-col-committed yui-dt-col-committed yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-committed "></td>
<td class="videos yui-dt1-col-videos yui-dt-col-videos yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-videos "></td>
</tr>
<tr class="yui-dt-odd" id="yui-rec15">
<td class="name yui-dt1-col-name yui-dt-col-name yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-name ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner"><a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/notredame/football/recruiting/player-Ronnie-Stanley-104949;_ylt=ApemRz54lT_V.Mt9l47mc1lQtJB4">Ronnie Stanley</a></div>
</td>
<td class="position yui-dt1-col-position yui-dt-col-position yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-position ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">OL</div>
</td>
<td class="location yui-dt1-col-location yui-dt-col-location yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-location ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">Las Vegas, NV<cite>Bishop Gorman</cite>
</div>
</td>
<td class="height yui-dt1-col-height yui-dt-col-height yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-height ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">6'7"</div>
</td>
<td class="weight yui-dt1-col-weight yui-dt-col-weight yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-weight ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner">285</div>
</td>
<td class="forty yui-dt1-col-forty yui-dt-col-forty yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-forty "></td>
<td class="numstars yui-dt1-col-numstars yui-dt-col-numstars yui-dt-sortable yui-dt-desc" headers="yui-dt1-th-numstars "></td>
<td class="rating yui-dt1-col-rating yui-dt-col-rating yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-rating "></td>
<td class="committed yui-dt1-col-committed yui-dt-col-committed yui-dt-sortable" headers="yui-dt1-th-committed ">
<div class="yui-dt-liner"><br></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</blockquote>
<p><i>For the latest information on <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/notre-dame-fighting-irish">Notre Dame Fighting Irish</a> football<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../ncaa-football/teams/boise-st-broncos"></a> recruiting, be sure to check out </i><a target="_blank" href="http://www.obnug.com/"></a><a target="_blank" href="http://www.onefootdown.com/">One Foot Down</a><i>. SB Nation's </i><a target="_blank" href="../../college-football-recruiting/">recruiting hub</a><i> will keep you updated on everything else going down on the wildest day of college football's off-season.</i></p>
https://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/2/1/2762731/notre-dame-football-national-signing-day-2012
Ricky O'Donnell
2012-02-01T07:00:38-06:00
2012-02-01T07:00:38-06:00
Ronald Darby Recruiting Update: CB Will Choose Between Notre Dame, Florida State, Clemson And Auburn On Wednesday
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<p>Ronald Darby, a 5'11" 176-pound defensive back from Maryland, is all set to announce his college destination on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU. Darby, a former Notre Dame commitment, is expected to choose between the Irish, Florida State, Clemson and Auburn.</p>
<p><i><b>Related</b>: <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-football-recruiting/2012/1/8/2692927/ronald-darby-decommits-notre-dame--visit-clemson-florida-state/in/2506127">Ronald Darby Decommits From Notre Dame, Will Visit Clemson And Florida State</a></i></p>
<p>SB Nation's national recruiting analyst, Bud Elliott, says that <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-football-recruiting/2012/1/26/2742200/ronald-darby-national-signing-day-recruit-florida-state-auburn-notre-dame-clemson/in/2506127">Florida State's track program could prove a trump card</a> in the quest for the speedster's services:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Darby is perhaps the second fastest recruit in this recruiting cycle. The fastest, of course, is Florida State's Marvin Bracy; an Olympic hopeful. Bracy heavily recrutied Darby during the Under Armour All-America Game, and persuaded him to visit Florida State. Florida State's track program is thought to be a major attraction to Darby. None of his other three finalists have an elite track program.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Darby is a 4-star recruit <a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Ronald-Darby-96126">as rated by Rivals.com</a>, and the No. 68 prospect in the class of 2012.</p>
<p><i>For recruiting updates, stay tuned to <a href="http://chicago.sbnation.com">SB Nation Chicago</a>. For more in-depth coverage of Notre Dame football recruiting, visit <a href="http://onefootdown.com">One Foot Down</a>. And for more comprehensive national signing day coverage, be sure to check out <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-football-recruiting">SB Nation's recruiting hub</a>.</i></p>
https://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/2/1/2762117/ronald-darby-rumors-notre-dame-florida-state-auburn-clemson
Steven Muma