Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Welcome to Notre Dame: Josh Barajas


Josh Barajas (Merrillville, IN) signed a National Letter of Intent today to play football for the Fighting Irish. Barajas, a linebacker, picked Notre Dame over Michigan, Oregon, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Penn State to name a few...

US ARMY ALL-AMERICAN
  • 6'-3" / 210 lbs.
  • Linebacker

LINK:  NOTRE DAME PROFILE

LINK:  THE TIMES -- STORY

LINK:  ESPN RECRUITING PROFILE
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Welcome to Notre Dame: Ashton White


Ashton White (Foretsville, MD) signed a National Letter of Intent today to play football for the Fighting Irish.  White, a defensive back, selected Notre Dame over Ohio State, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, etc.

CRAB BOWL ALL-STAR
  • 5'-11" / 170 lbs.
  • Defensive Back

LINK:  NOTRE DAME PROFILE

LINK:  WASHINGTON POST -- STORY & VIDEO

LINK:  ESPN RECRUITING PROFILE
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Welcome to Notre Dame: Brandon Tiassum


Brandon Tiassum (Indianapolis, IN) signed a National Letter of Intent this morning to play football for the Fighting Irish.  Tiassum, a defensive tackle, selected Notre Dame over Miami (FL), Louisville, Indiana, etc.

SEMPER FI ALL-AMERICAN
  • 6'-4" / 297
  • Defensive Tackle

LINK:  NOTRE DAME PROFILE

LINK:  INDY STAR STORY

LINK:  ESPN RECRUITING PROFILE
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Welcome to Notre Dame: Miles Boykin


Miles Boykin (Tinley Park, IL) signed a National Letter of Intent this morning to play football for the Fighting Irish.  Boykin, a wide receiver, picked Notre Dame over Florida, Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State, etc.

SEMPER FI ALL-AMERICAN
  • 6'-4" / 212 lbs
  • Wide Receiver

LINK:  NOTRE DAME PROFILE

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE STORY

LINK:  ESPN RECRUITING PROFILE
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Welcome to Notre Dame: Mykelti Williams


Mykelti Williams (Indianapolis, IN) signed a National Letter of Intent this morning to play football for the Fighting Irish!  Williams, a safety, selected Notre Dame over Mississippi State, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Louisville, etc

ALL-STATE INDIANA
  • 5'-11 / 193 lbs
  • Safety

LINK:  NOTRE DAME PROFILE

LINK:  INDIANAPOLIS STAR STORY

LINK:  ESPN RECRUITING PROFILE
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Welcome to Notre Dame: Trevor Ruhland


Trevor Ruhland (Cary, IL) signed a National Letter of Intent today to play football for the Fighting Irish!  Ruhland, an offensive lineman, selected Notre Dame over California, Illinois, Nebraska, etc.

ALL-STATE ILLINOIS
  • 6'-4" / 270 lbs.
  • Offensive Guard

LINK:  NOTRE DAME PROFILE

LINK:  NEWS SENTINEL STORY

LINK:  ESPN RECRUITING PROFILE
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Welcome to Notre Dame: Elijah Taylor


Elijah Taylor (Cincinnati, OH) signed a National Letter of Intent today to play football for the Fighting Irish.  Taylor, a defensive tackle, selected Notre Dame over Michigan, Michigan State, West Virginia, etc.

ALL-STATE OHIO
  • 6'-3" / 275 lbs.
  • Defensive Tackle

LINK:  NOTRE DAME PROFILE

LINK:  CINCINNATI.COM STORY

LINK:  ESPN RECRUITING PROFILE
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Welcome to Notre Dame: Asmar Bilal


Asmar Bilal (Indianapolis, IN) signed a National Letter of Intent today to play football for the Fighting Irish!  Bilal, a linebacker, chose Notre Dame over Michigan, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Michigan State to name a few...

US ARMY ALL-AMERICAN
  • 6'-3" / 205 lbs.
  • Linebacker

LINK:  NOTRE DAME PROFILE

LINK:  INDIANAPOLIS STAR STORY

LINK:  ESPN RECRUITING PROFILE
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Welcome to Notre Dame: Justin Yoon


Justin Yoon (Milton, MA) signed a National Letter of Intent this morning to play football for the Fighting Irish.  Yoon, the #1 ranked kicker in the country, selected Notre Dame over Boston College, Texas A&M and Northwestern.

UNDER ARMOUR ALL-AMERICAN
  • 5'-11" / 183 lbs
  • Kicker

LINK:  NOTRE DAME PROFILE

LINK:  BOSTON HERALD STORY

LINK:  ESPN RECRUITING PROFILE
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Welcome to Notre Dame: Josh Adams


Josh Adams (Warrington, PA) signed a National Letter of Intent today to play football for the Fighting Irish!  Adams, a running back, selected Notre Dame over Penn State, Pittsburgh, Stanford, etc.

ALL-STATE PENNSYLVANIA
  • 6'-2" / 200 lbs
  • Running Back

LINK:  NOTRE DAME PROFILE

LINK:  THE INTELLIGENCER STORY

LINK:  ESPN RECRUITING PROFILE
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Welcome to Notre Dame: Jaylen Guyton


Jaylen Guyton (Allen, TX) signed a National Letter of Intent today to play football for the Fighting Irish!  Guyton, a wide receiver, picked Notre Dame over Arizona State, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Clemson and Baylor to name a very few...

THREE-TIME TEXAS STATE CHAMPION
  • 6'-0" / 185 lbs.
  • Wide Receiver

LINK:  NOTRE DAME PROFILE

LINK:  ALLEN AMERICAN -- STORY

LINK:  ESPN RECRUITING PROFILE
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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Welcome to Notre Dame: Micah Dew-Treadway


Micah Dew-Treadway (Bollingbrook, IL) arrived on campus a couple of weeks ago -- enrolling in January.  The defensive end picked Notre Dame over Mississippi State, Wisconsin, Virginia to name a few...

SEMPER FI ALL-AMERICAN
  • 6'-4" / 269 lbs. 
  • Defensive End

LINK:  NOTRE DAME PROFILE

LINK:  ROMEOVILLE PATCH -- STORY

LINK:  ESPN RECRUITING PROFILE
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Welcome to Notre Dame: Tristen Hoge


Tristen Hoge (Pocatello, ID) arrived on campus a couple of weeks ago -- enrolling in early January. Hoge, the nation's #1 center, picked Notre Dame over Florida, UCLA, LSU, Stanford, Penn State to name a very few...

US ARMY ALL-AMERICAN
  • 6'-5" / 291 lbs. 
  • Center

LINK:  NOTRE DAME PROFILE

LINK:  IDAHO STATESMAN -- STORY

LINK:  ESPN RECRUITING PROFILE
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Welcome to Notre Dame: Jerry Tillery


Jerry Tillery (Shreveport, LA) arrived on campus a few weeks ago -- enrolling in January.  The defensive tackle, who committed to the Irish nearly 18 months ago, picked Notre Dame over LSU, Stanford, Alabama, etc.

US ARMY ALL-AMERICAN 
  • 6'-6" / 317 lbs.
  • Defensive Tackle

LINK:  NOTRE DAME PROFILE

LINK:  NOLA -- STORY

LINK:  ESPN RECRUITING PROFILE
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Welcome to Notre Dame: Te'Von Coney


Te'Von Coney (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) arrived on campus a couple of weeks ago -- enrolling in January.  The "four-star" middle linebacker picked Notre Dame over Florida, Alabama, Auburn, Georgia and Ohio State -- to name a very few...

UNDER ARMOUR ALL-AMERICAN 
  • 6'-1" / 222 lbs. 
  • Linebacker

LINK:  NOTRE DAME PROFILE

LINK:  PALM BEACH POST STORY / VIDEO

LINK:  ESPN RECRUITING PROFILE
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Notre Dame's National Signing Day Coverage


Tomorrow is a 'national holiday' of sorts for many college football fans around the country - it is NATIONAL SIGNING DAY!  The day America's top high school football players announce their college destinations...

SCHEDULE:
  • NOON ET:  Signing Day Special -- hour show (linked below)
  • 3:15 PM ET:  Coach Kelly Press Conference  (linked below)

Notre Dame's coverage at WATCH ND -- begins at NOON ET.  You can watch it LIVE at the link below:

LINK:  NATIONAL SIGNING DAY -- NOTRE DAME 
 

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Monday, February 2, 2015

Reputation Driving College Hoops Rankings


Let's look at two teams currently ranked in the TOP TEN this week -- one team will be called TEAM A and the other will be called TEAM B...
  • TEAM A has three losses this season
  • TEAM B has three losses this season
  • TEAM A has beat 3 ranked teams
  • TEAM B has beat 4 ranked teams
  • TEAM A has 3 losses by a total of 11 points
  • TEAM B has 3 losses by a total of 32 points
  • TEAM A beat TEAM B
  • TEAM A beat the other two teams that beat TEAM B 
  • TEAM A is 4 - 2 against like opponents with TEAM B
  • TEAM B is 4 - 2 against like opponents with TEAM A
  • TEAM A is in 2nd place in same conference as TEAM B
  • TEAM B is in 5th place in same conference as TEAM A 

One of the teams is ranked #10 in the country and the other is ranked #4 in the country -- in today's AP POLL.

Which team is ranked #4?  Is it TEAM A or TEAM B...

LINK:  THE ANSWER
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OT: How "Far is Far" to a Notre Dame Parent?


Those of you who follow the ND GO IRISH BLOG on a regular basis have seen stories over the past year that I've posted from a South Bend resident named Rick Becker.  Rick's son Ben is a freshman at the University of Notre Dame.

Rick recently was asked by a METLIFE agent "if his son attended college more than 100 miles away" from home -- as they negotiated a discounted auto insurance policy.

You'll enjoy this story...

Thanks for sharing Rick!

LINK:  AN OPEN LETTER TO METLIFE
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OT: Must Read Story for a Day Like Today...


If you think a little snow in the Midwest made your morning commute a little difficult -- read this story.

James Robertson walks a total of 21 miles a day to get to and from his job in suburban Detroit.  (FOURTEEN TOTAL HOURS A DAY -- COMMUTE TIME)

When you get done reading Robertson's story -- read the second link, on how a community has come to his aid...

LINK:  WALKING MAN

LINK:  FOLLOW-UP STORY

LINK:  GOOD MORNING AMERICA
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Now 41 Domers Have Won Super Bowl Rings!



The New England Patriots win over Seattle last night earned two more former Notre Dame student-athletes SUPER BOWL RINGS.

Jonas Gray and Darius Fleming (Fleming is #58 in the photos above) have become the 40th and 41st former Fighting Irish players who have at least one Super Bowl ring.

You've got to love Darius' post on INSTAGRAM around midnight -- along with the photo he posted of his Dad after the game.

CONGRATS!
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