Brian Kelly released the names of the players who have been invited to come back for a "fifth year" in the ND football program yesterday. They are as follows; Taylor Dever (OT), Andrew Nuss (OG), Gary Gray (DB), Harrison Smith (S), David Ruffer (PK) and Mike Ragone (TE). This starts a "naming convention" that I'm not fond of called "FIFTH YEAR SENIORS." Typically, every ND football player who's granted a fifth year has graduated on time and haS enrolled in grad school to continue their playing eligibility. Thus -- they're FIRST YEAR GRAD STUDENTS. I'd really like to see Notre Dame's Sports Information Department begin using this "description" when identifying these players. Anyway -- here's a link to the South Bend Tribune story on the fifth year players:
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TAKING THE FIFTH
