New contract extends NBC covering Notre Dame home games through 2025.
Suck on that SEC and USC!!!!!!!
Sam Mustipher 6’4″ 290 – Good Counsel High School, Olney MD commits to ND. Paired with Jimmy Byrne the Irish now have 2 explosive interior linemen in this class.
Look for a TE to commit soon.
Dan Hicks is replacing Tom Hammond as play by play announcer starting Saturday’s BG game. Hicks is married to ND alum Hannah Storm.
Mike Mayock will continue as analyst and Alex Flannigan roams the sidelines.
It really was painful trying to watch the game and listen to Hammond.
Just a reminder NBC Sports Channel will televise the game at 1PM EST.
At 12 Noon NBC Sports will have a one hour show or pre-review of the team heading into the 2013 season.
Must watch for all ND fans.
Next Saturday is the annual blue Gold game which, I understand will be televised on the NBC Sports channel at 1PM EST.
With limited access to practice – this seems to be what we have learned so far:
OL 1st team Zack Martin, Chris Watt, Nick Martin, Connor Hanratty and C. Lombard.
TE – Troy Niklas
RB – G Atkinson
DL Tuitt, Nix and Day
OLB’s Councell and Shembo
ILB’s Calabrese and Grace
So it will be interesting to see how the BG game pans out and if a sleeper emerges from the pack at any position.
Other news – G. Kiel going to Cincinnati
D. Neal going to Arizona – applying for hardship – so he just might play this season.
Here is a great highlight reel of the 2012 ND season:
WR Justin Ferguson (2012) 6’2″ 4 star from Florida will transfer out of Notre Dame. 2nd in 2 days and I expect maybe a few others as these guys see where they are on depth chart – not willing to work for it and bide their time or just not good enough and getting passed by early enrollees. That together with the arrival of the rest of 2013’s in June making some guys jumpy and they’re jumping ship.
The good news – just more slots for the 2014 class.
One more from the 2012 class leaves Notre Dame and this time “wants to be close to new daughter”. Prima Donna who really never should have come to ND. He’s from Arizona so he’s perfect for Rich Rod who will make him a star. Just opens up another scholarship – concentrate on Midwest please.
Two serious setbacks for 2 players that had to sit out last year:
Chase Hounshell DE – looking to work his way into the DL rotation suffered his 2nd broken shoulder which will require surgery and in all likelihood is out for 2013. This is going to hurt for the DL really has very little depth.
I never thought he should have played as a freshman–he was simply not strong enough. Very highly regarded but he did not have the size or strength of Tuitt and Lynch. He was in great shape but this is his junior year and even with eligibility preserved I’m not sure at all he will ever play.
Amir Carlisle RB broke his collar bone – this is just one of many injuries in his short career. It may be that he is just too small and perhaps too brittle. With this injury he should be recovered by the Fall.
We have had a spate of hamstring, shoulder and collar bone injuries and while the hammies seem to have been taken care of it’s the shoulder and collar bone injuries that cause a lot of concern. Those areas really need to be looked into by Longo – just too many of them.
Both were injured in the 1st practice in pads and the loss of Hounshell is going to have an impact on the practices for the rest of the Spring and maybe into the Fall.
You have to feel for these guys – both worked so hard to get into shape and get some playing time.
Junior Weekend provided ND’s 5th commit for the 2014 Class when Andrew Trumbetti 6’5″ 250 Defensive End gave Kelly and Diaco the good news. Superior athlete that could also play TE for Notre Dame but is penciled in for defense book-ending Jay Hayes as the other DE commit.
Andrew is from Demarest NJ, camped at ND last summer where he was offered. Life long ND fan with offers from all over – great pick up for the Irish in what will be a small class. This certifies ND’s defense wins games thoughts. Now they need a Big nose Guard.
With the limited amount of slots available in this class look for rapid movement from others to get on board early.