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Good call, that's right. And yes, it was Jeter. It was woefully short.

I don't believe they attempted any FGs. Keep in mind, several walk-on kickers attempted PATs. Mitch Jeter is the starter. He is a grad transfer from South Carolina. He was a very good kicker the last two seasons (12-14 FG, long of 51 yards in 2023; 11-11 FG, long of 50 yards (twice) in 2022). He doesn't have the leg of Schrader, but he is more accurate. The punting situation is the major ST question mark. It sounds like ND will get someone from the portal now that McFerson is gone.

Any update on Greathouse? He came up gimpy near the end of the game.

I'm curious if they'll just go with Goins (30-year old Citadel transfer) or if they will try to snag someone in the Portal. They'll have limited spots. I think they are sitting at 88 now. It sounds like a CB transfer from Rice is visiting tomorrow (Tre'Shon Devones), and I would think they'd be potentially looking for an OT (starting caliber) and DT (depending on the Rubio and Tyson Ford situations - it sounds like Rubio plans to come back but Ford might not). So, that is potentially 3 incoming transfers (although, I'd be shocked if ND found a starting caliber OT), so they'd need about 5-6 guys to transfer out. I would bet that many transfer out.

Recent reports from the man himself are not overly positive on ND's chances. Not a great development.

Agree with a lot of this. I see the same thing with you on Boggs. I don't get the sense that ND will win that one. He seems destined for the SEC. I think the Blair and Taylor visits are huge because ND likely trails for both. Blair would make this safety class one of the best nationally (with Taylor and Long, who I like a lot). Taylor would be a great WR to pair with Meadows (not an ND lock, but ND comfortably ahead it sounds like). Right now, not sure ND lands either. It's been reported that PSU (maybe even Michigan) leads for Blair, which coincided with O'Leary heading to the NFL. I think ND can win that one, but they will have to come from behind. For Taylor, he's called UGA his dream school. He seems to really like Michigan as well. I don't have a good sense of where he'll end up, just a hunch that it won't be ND. I think Campbell would be a terrific add. Credit to ND. They were out in front of this one, as he's added some major offers since ND (Ohio State, Georgia, LSU, Alabama). He's got officials lined up for Ohio State, Kentucky, Alabama, and Georgia. ND needs to get him back to campus this summer to have any shot.

On3 Consensus: 4-star, #225 overall, #27 LB 247: 4-star, #231 overall, #27 LB Rivals: 4-star, #57 overall, #7 LB On3: 3-star, #50 LB Offers: Alabama, Duke, Florida State, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Miami, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Carolina, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas A&M, USC, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Wisconsin

I'm really interested to follow as well. It seems like ND is in great shape for those three, plus Brady Smigiel from CA (Oregon and ND are reportedly Top 2). The rankings are a little all over the place for these four guys. I think Smigiel and Hart would be my top two choices. Wilfong has a crystal ball for ND to land Hart. And Grubbs visited ND over the weekend. ND is in a great spot. On3 Consensus: Lyons (#5 overall, #1 QB), Smigiel (#42 overall, #4 QB), Hart (#110 overall, #9 QB), Grubbs (#113 overall, #10 QB) 247: Smigiel (#42 overall, #4 QB) is the only one in the Top 100 (247 doesn't have a Top 247 for the 2026 class yet) Rivals: Smigiel (#4 overall, #1 QB), Lyons (#6 overall, #2 QB), Grubbs (#44 overall, #5 QB), Hart (#49 overall, #6 QB)

On3 Consensus: 3-star, #702 overall, #113 WR 247: 3-star, #51 WR Rivals: 3-star, #99 WR On3: 3-star, #126 WR Offers: Arkansas, Boston College, Cal, Duke, Georgia Tech, Kansas, Louisville, Missouri, NC State, Ole Miss, Purdue, Texas A&M, UCF

Agree with the last couple of posts. Also interested to hear @Big23Head thoughts on where he thinks the class ends up, as spring visits are coming up. To me, the 2025 class is a little disappointing so far, with ND reaching for too many guys this early. That said, I think ND is in a great spot to add 3-4 Top 100/150 level guys. I can see ND adding Derek Meadows (#70 per 247 Composite), Dallas Golden (#91), Damien Shanklin (#107), Mark Zackery (#131), and Jack Lange (#148). I could honestly see ND going 5-5 there. I 'd be surprised if it wasn't at least 3. As far as some of the other targets... Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng (OLB) had a great visit a month or so ago, but I think he is a long-shot. IMG had a pro day a couple of weeks ago, and he did not name ND when he singled out some schools recruiting him the best. I don't think ND is out of it, but the chances are low. Talyn Taylor (WR) is a guy I can't get a read on. He's been to ND a bunch, with plans to come back next month. He's also high on Michigan (visiting this weekend, I believe) and Georgia. He's a Top 100 guy on Rivals and On3 (247 has him outside the Top 247 for some reason), so he would be a big boost to the WR group that only features some lower-ranked guys right now. Landing him and Meadows would be huge. JaDon Blair (S) seems like he's leaning to Penn State. It sounds like O'Leary leaving was a big deal to him. ND has recruited safety well this cycle (Ivan Taylor, Ethan Long), so I don't think it would be a catastrophic loss, but he is a really good prospect that would make the safety class elite. Jerome Bettis (WR) has been on commit watch for about a year. I'm not sure why he's taking so long to decide when ND seems inevitable. He's racked up a number of P4 since January (Ole Miss, Purdue, Duke, Georgia Tech, Cal, Louisville) and has performed well in the camp circuit. He's a take, but I wonder what ND would do if Meadows and Taylor commit first. Hard to see ND turning him away based on who his father is, but I'm not sure ND is looking to take 5 WRs this cycle (although, they will lose a ton of seniors/graduates after the 2024 season, so maybe 5 is the number). One last thing. There have been rumblings that Deuce Knight is considering a visit to Alabama. It sounds like he's intrigued by Kalen Deboer and the offense he runs. Freeman obviously has a no-visit policy for commits, so it'll be interesting to see what happens if Deuce makes the visit. He says all the right things to the media and is all ND on social media, but it's something to watch. I will say, the rumblings have quieted down recently, so maybe this will be a non-issue.

He's a PWO.

Freeman and Biagi are not messing around with ST this year!

Agree with all of this. For Tyree, he just wasn't getting the ball enough. He only had 26 catches, even though he was probably the most consistently reliable WR last season (talking over the course of the entire season). That wasn't going to change in 2024 with Freeman committing to landing 2-3 transfer WRs. I like Tyree a lot - he is a great representative of ND - so I hope he kills it at UVA where he can be more of a focal point for that offense. There was a lot of discussion about James not being a Power 5 level receiver when he left, and even a few mentions after yesterday's practice on some other message boards (people wondering if Cam Williams is as raw as Braylon James, and pretty much every beat writer said that they are nothing like each other - James just couldn't play at this level, so just an evaluation miss). Merriweather is the only one that surprised me. The coaching staff bent over backwards to try to get him going. I believe he had more snaps than any other WR. He really struggled with confidence - lots of drops and lots of low effort plays (Clemson especially). More than any of the other WRs who left, I was saddest to see him go because I think the potential is definitely there. Just not sure he will be able to put it all together. Obviously, yesterday was just one practice, but it's encouraging how the media seemed to collectively praise the WRs. I saw Mitchell and Harrison get a ton of praise. It sounds like Thomas reshaped his body. KK Smith sounds like a blazer. And Jaden Greathouse would have been the best freshman on the team if not for his hamstring issues. Get Beaux Collins into the room this summer, and ND could have a dynamic WR corps for the first time in years.

Love hearing all the positives about the new WR group. That's obviously been holding the offense back for the last 3-4 years it seems like. Give Leonard some options on the outside, combined with his running ability and the RB group, and the offense can be really special under Denbrock. Slightly worried about the OL - definitely going to be some drop off without Alt and Fisher, but I think Craig will be better than Correll and Schrauth/Coogan will be better than last year's version of Schrauth/Coogan/Spindler. Just need to get the OT situation figured out.