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10 College Football True Freshmen Likely to Make an Impact in 2013
Notre Dame Fighting Irish The first Wednesday in February for college football coaches is almost like Christmas morning. With national signing day in the books, each coach can officially talk about their recruiting class af...
14 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Florida Gators, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ole Miss Rebels, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies

College Football Team Recruiting Rankings: Top 25 Consensus for 2013
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Recruiting is the lifeblood of college football. Without good players, winning championships is nearly impossible. But there is much debate as too just how much recruiting rankings matter. Here...
15 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Ole Miss Rebels, Texas A&M Aggies, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, AC100, Recruiting

National Signing Day's Most Bizarre Stories
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Teenagers are complicated, fickle, naive creatures who seldom have any perspective on the trappings of adult life. It’s why uniform colors, shoes, weather, license plates and even a coin flip hav...
15 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Florida State Seminoles, Houston Cougars, LSU Tigers, Maryland Terrapins, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ole Miss Rebels, Texas A&M Aggies, AC100, National Signing Day, Recruiting

Ranking College Football's Top 10 Recruiting Classes Since 2001
Notre Dame Fighting Irish The "modern" recruiting era is tied directly to the online recruiting websites. Rivals and Scout began the explosion around 2001 and ESPN and 247Sports have powerfully entered the market since. The...
15 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, AC100, high school

Ranking College Football's Most Talented Rosters
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Preseason prognosticators like Athlon Sports — the most accurate college football preview magazine on newsstands — use many things to predict what the coming football season will look...
15 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, Stanford Cardinal, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Quarterbacks
Notre Dame Fighting Irish National Signing Day 2013 is right around the corner and Athlon Sports is releasing its position-by-position rankings for the Class of 2013 based on the Athlon Consensus 100. Who is left on th...
15 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Auburn Tigers, California Golden Bears, Georgia Bulldogs, Illinois Fighting Illini, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Stanford Cardinal, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies, AC100, Recruiting

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Defensive Line
Notre Dame Fighting Irish National Signing Day 2013 is right around the corner and Athlon Sports is releasing its position-by-position rankings for the Class of 2013 based on the Athlon Consensus 100. Who is left on th...
15 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Ole Miss Rebels, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies, AC100, Recruiting

AC100 Recruiting Update: Max Redfield
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Mission Viejo (Calif.) High School is home to one of the nation's elite play-makers in the Class of 2013. Two-way star Max Redfield is a 6-foot-3, 195-pound athlete who is headed to South Bend to p...
16 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, High School, Independents, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, AC100

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Defensive Backs
Notre Dame Fighting Irish National Signing Day 2013 is right around the corner and Athlon Sports is releasing its position-by-position rankings for the Class of 2013 based on the Athlon Consensus 100. Who is left on th...
16 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas Longhorns, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, AC100, Recruiting

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Athletes
Notre Dame Fighting Irish National Signing Day 2013 is right around the corner and Athlon Sports is releasing its position-by-position rankings for the Class of 2013 based on the Athlon Consensus 100. Who is left on the boa...
16 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, AC100, Recruiting

College Football Recruiting's 10 Biggest Five-Star Busts Since 2008
Notre Dame Fighting Irish The top 10 players in the 2008 Athlon Consensus 100 included Julio Jones (No. 2), Da’Quan Bowers (No. 4), A.J. Green (No. 6), Arthur Brown (No. 7), Patrick Peterson (No. 9) and Terrelle Pryor (No...
16 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Tennessee Volunteers, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, AC100, Recruiting

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Running Backs
Notre Dame Fighting Irish National Signing Day 2013 is right around the corner and Athlon Sports is releasing its position-by-position rankings for the Class of 2013 based on the Athlon Consensus 100. Who is left on th...
16 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, USC Trojans, AC100, Recruiting

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Offensive Linemen
Notre Dame Fighting Irish National Signing Day 2013 is right around the corner and Athlon Sports is releasing its position-by-position rankings for the Class of 2013 based on the Athlon Consensus 100. Who is left on the boa...
16 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida State Seminoles, LSU Tigers, Maryland Terrapins, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Penn State Nittany Lions, Pitt Panthers, Texas Longhorns, AC100, Recruiting

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Linebackers
Notre Dame Fighting Irish National Signing Day 2013 is right around the corner and Athlon Sports is releasing its position-by-position rankings for the Class of 2013 based on the Athlon Consensus 100. Who is left on th...
16 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, AC100, Recruiting

Ranking the Best Quarterback Recruiting Classes of the last 10 Years
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Recruiting is reaching a fever pitch as the college football machine churns toward National Signing Day 2013. The first Wednesday in February is the NCAA’s version of Christmas morning for fans a...
17 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, Alabama Crimson Tide, Baylor Bears, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kansas State Wildcats, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Missouri Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Stanford Cardinal, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, West Virginia Mountaineers

Top 25 High School Football Recruits of 2013
Notre Dame Fighting Irish After over a year of evaluation that includes underclassman combines, spring and summer camps, the fall high school season and winter All-Star events, the 2013 Athlon Consensus 100 is finalized. ...
17 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Ole Miss Rebels, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, AC100, Recruiting

AC100 Recruiting Update: Torii Hunter Jr., Part 2
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Torii Hunter Jr., is no stranger to the spotlight. The Prosper (Texas) High wide receiver is the son of 16-year Major League Baseball vet Torii Hunter. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound big-play pass-catcher...
17 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, High School, Independents, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, AC100

Looking Back at College Football's Top 40 Recruits from 2007
Notre Dame Fighting Irish The top prospects of the 2007 signing class was a cautionary tale of sorts. USC was the big winner on National Signing Day that year as the Trojans claiming four of the top 10 prospects in one...
17 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, LSU Tigers, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans

AC100 Recruiting Update: Torii Hunter Jr., Part 1
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Torii Hunter Jr., is no stranger to the spotlight. The Prosper (Texas) High wide receiver is the son of 16-year Major League Baseball vet Torii Hunter. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound big-play pass-catcher...
17 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, High School, Independents, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, AC100

Top 30 Non-Conference Games to Watch in 2013
Notre Dame Fighting Irish It is never too early to start looking ahead to next season. Especially now that Alabama is college football’s 2012 National Champion. This season featured huge showdowns between the ACC and SEC ...
18 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona State Sun Devils, Boise State Broncos, BYU Cougars, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Nebraska Cornhuskers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, South Carolina Gamecocks, Stanford Cardinal, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies, Wisconsin Badgers

Early 2013 Heisman Trophy Contenders
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Johnny Manziel set the college football world on fire this year and it led to the first redshirt freshman winning the award. Johnny Heisman confirmed his amazing season by putting on a record-setti...
19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona Wildcats, Clemson Tigers, Georgia Bulldogs, Miami Hurricanes, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, Texas A&M Aggies, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wisconsin Badgers

Can Notre Dame Return to the National Championship in 2013?
Notre Dame Fighting Irish The Fighting Irish were the only bowl eligible team to finish the regular season unbeaten but were soundly defeated by Alabama in the BCS National Championship. While the blowout loss to the Crimso...
19 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Independents, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

20 Awesome Photos from the BCS National Championship Game

Notre Dame Fighting Irish The BCS title game between Alabama and Notre Dame might not have looked pretty to Fighting Irish fans, but we argue that it was full of beautiful moments. Unfortunately for the Irish, none belonged...
19 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Rapid reaction: Alabama dominates Notre Dame for BCS title
Notre Dame Fighting Irish This wasn’t supposed to be the year for Alabama. Seems foolish, now doesn’t it? The Crimson Tide returned only four defensive starters from the 2011 title squad. A Heisman finalist, Trent ...
19 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

BCS National Championship Preview and Prediction: Notre Dame vs. Alabama
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Two of college football’s storied programs will meet on Jan. 7 in the most-anticipated title matchup of the BCS era. For Alabama, a trip to the national championship has almost become routine. Th...
19 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Independents, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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