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With brothers at both Michigan and Penn State, offensive tackle Alex Bars (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell Academy) was facing a tough decision. Join Blake at Michigan or Brad at Penn State? Alex went an entirely different route and followed in t...

Blog | May 17, 2013

Coaches are allowed one phone call to prospects during the spring evaluation period. Brian Kelly made one of his count. The Notre Dame coach called four-star guard Quenton Nelson (Red Bank, N.J./Red Bank Catholic) on Wednesday, and Nelson committe...

Blog | May 01, 2013

Notre Dame recruits the state of California heavily, so naturally the Irish go head to head with on-the-field rival USC several times a year on the recruiting front, as well, for prospects from the Golden State. It is not too often the programs ar...

Blog | April 02, 2013

INDIANAPOLIS -- While closing in on a dozen offers, Darius West (Lima, Ohio/Lima Central Catholic) will not be satisfied until he lands an offer from three of the Midwest's biggest programs. The Watch List defensive back has interest from Michigan...

Blog | February 19, 2013

Phil Steele outlines what to expect next season from the Alabama Crimson Tide and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. While it's clear the Crimson Tide have the system and returning talent to win another title, can the Irish remain among college football's elite?

Story | Conversation | January 08, 2013

ESPN 150 athlete Tarean Folston (Cocoa, Fla./Cocoa) is working to set up an official visit to Florida State, according to head coach John Wilkinson. The 79th-rated prospect in the nation has already taken official visits to Notre Dame and Oregon. ...

Blog | December 05, 2012

As a kid growing up, Andrew Trumbetti remembers going to his grandfather's house and seeing his granddad often wearing the same sweater. "I'd go to his house and he'd be wearing a Notre Dame sweatshirt," Trumbetti said. He might not have realiz...

Blog | November 16, 2012

Travis Haney writes that both Notre Dame and Alabama had close wins on Saturday -- reason for worry or just an aberration? Plus, the hottest seats in college football and a look at next year's Heisman class.

Blog | Conversation | November 04, 2012

ESPN 150 athlete Tarean Folston (Cocoa, Fla./Cocoa) played in 36 straight games for Cocoa. He's rushed for nearly 3,500 yards and 39 touchdowns over the last three seasons. So it's no surprise that the 5-foot-9, 190-pound senior has his choice of sch...

Blog | November 01, 2012

Enoch Smith Jr., a 2014 DL, has nine offers including Notre Dame, and he's being tracked closely by Michigan and Ohio State.

Story | Conversation | October 31, 2012

Hunter Bivin was once compared to his brother, Harris Bivin, who was a former standout at Owensboro (Ky.) Apollo. Now, there's a more historical comparison. Hunter Bivin is the most publicized athlete to come out of Apollo High School since basket...

Blog | September 26, 2012

Alex Bars' trip to South Bend was a chance to double up. The junior offensive tackle from Nashville (Tenn.) Montgomery was checking out the hometown team, Notre Dame, and the visiting Michigan Wolverines. "It was fun," Bars said. "The game was gre...

Blog | September 25, 2012

The first visit to Notre Dame went so well for 2014 offensive tackle Jimmy Byrne (Cleveland, Ohio/St. Ignatius), he decided to make it back again a few months later. Byrne was back in South Bend, Ind., Saturday for the Fighting Irish's game agains...

Blog | September 24, 2012

Coming up from Florida, Corey Holmes (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas) was expecting a great game and great atmosphere when he visited Notre Dame. He got that and a lot more. The 6-foot-1, 172-pound receiver went into his visit already wi...

Blog | September 23, 2012

Will Harris provides his upset odds and picks for Oklahoma-Kansas State, Oregon-Arizona and other top games in Week 4 of college football.

Story | Conversation | September 20, 2012

Michigan State and Notre Dame have both offered 2014 outside linebacker Nyles Morgan (Crete, Ill./Crete-Monee), so Saturday put him in a tight situation. Morgan made it to East Lansing for the Spartans' game against the Fighting Irish, and he went...

Blog | September 18, 2012