ND in Indy Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 per espn Evans ends commitment to USC, likes Irish ESPNU 150 WR Shaquelle Evans (Inglewood, Calif.) said he no longer wants to be listed as a soft commitment to USC. In fact, the talented wide out said the Trojans are not his top school any more. http://sports.espn.go.com/photo/2008/0818/recruit_evans_shaquelle_300.jpgShaq Evans has dropped his soft verbal to USC. "Right now, I'm really feeling Notre Dame," Evans said. "I had a great trip back there and that's where I feel most comfortable. It's hard to explain but I just felt so at home at Notre Dame and I've never felt that way around any other school." Evans took an official visit to South Bend two weeks ago and said the high from the trip has yet to wear off. "I loved being around the players and the coaches," Evans said. "The game atmosphere was incredible, but like I said, the main thing for me was just that comfort level. I've always been told and always believed that you should go where you feel most comfortable and right now for me, that's Notre Dame." Following USC's demolition of Ohio State last month, Evans gave the USC coaches a commitment but said it was a soft commit, meaning he still wanted to keep his options open and check out other schools. "I still like USC a lot and I was at their game with Oregon last weekend," Evans said. "They have a great school but I'm leaning to Notre Dame right now. I may take a few more official visits and if I do, I'm looking at Michigan, Colorado and Oregon. "Nothing is set though and I would say it's 50-50 whether or not I take more trips." Evans has not set a timeline for his decision and still wants to talk his with family about his decision. "I always thought distance would be a factor for me, but the more I think about it, the more I realize that it doesn't matter. I'm going to pick the best school for me no matter where it is, and right now, I think that's Notre Dame."http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?name=West_Recruiting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwoodND Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Great find and a great read. hopefully we get him at the end.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangeruss Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!! this is awsome news. landing evens would be HUGE considering ND really doesn't have much of a shot with any other big WR prospects. ND is really bringing in some serious WR talent, if ND can get evens then ND would be stacked considering kamara can come out of his funk and goodman and walker play up to their talent. CW is doing a great job in Cali. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nofairweather Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 YEAH! Thats what Im talking about. I hope we can get a win this week against a ranked opponent. I think it could only help with the uncommitted that are waiting to see if the irish are for real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donjuan Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 This is how I feel right now, let's hope this lasts til NSD!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedsterX Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Would be a great pickup for sure but I'm not putting alot of my emotions with this kid yet. I'll wait until Feb. for this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brady112106 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 This is great news. Take more visits and solidify the "at home" feeling with the Irish. Plus, the more he sees Jimmy hitting his receivers the way he is, and hopefully the continued winning, we should be set; with Evans of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfschellcrna Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 are you friggin kiddin' me ?????????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddThomas Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 That would be a great get but our cupboard is not bare for the next three years either, lest we all keep forgetting we have a 4 star freshman who has yet to play for us because of depth...i.e. Deion Walker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanyDomer Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Hasn't he always seemed to love the last place he visited? I thought he loved UCLA and USC after he went to those. I would love to have Shaq come aboard, but I am not going to get overly excited until he stops taking visits. Same here. We'll have to wait and see in February what happens and thats a long time from now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluegold06 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Same here. We'll have to wait and see in February what happens and thats a long time from now. Didn't he say he went to USC Oregon? That would mean he has been to USC since Notre Dame right? Correct me if I am wrong here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND FANATIC Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Yes, thats what it means, but all that means is that he didn't verbal to ND which everyone knows is the case. He can take as many visits as he wants as long as he isn't a ND verbal - which he isn't. Welcome to DD bluegold... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishziggy Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Didn't he say he went to USC Oregon? That would mean he has been to USC since Notre Dame right? Correct me if I am wrong here. that is correct. and he still hasnt gotten over his ND visit. we gettin' him fo sho....fo sho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batch Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I am sure he just dropped to a 2 star prospect... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawaiiirish Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 it just seems to me that after following these recruits year in and year out-- when they say they got that special feeling and they say they just cant explain it geez that sounds awful good for us!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da coach Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I don't want to be the cloud on this parade, but how many times have we heard this before from other recruits...most notably the guy who committed to "The University of Louisiana State University"... I will get excited when he goes official...signs on the dotted line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndark Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I don't want to be the cloud on this parade, but how many times have we heard this before from other recruits...most notably the guy who committed to "The University of Louisiana State University"... I will get excited when he goes official...signs on the dotted line. I remember that quote but I can't remember the guy. Who was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heismancaliber Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Joe Barksdale Shaq was never much of a commit to SC in the first place, he just got caught up in the moment at the Ohio St game. He backed off of it that same weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndark Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Joe Barksdale Oh yeah, didn't he commit to three or four different teams? I remember a lot of schools backing off of him during recruting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishziggy Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I don't want to be the cloud on this parade, but how many times have we heard this before from other recruits...most notably the guy who committed to "The University of Louisiana State University"... I will get excited when he goes official...signs on the dotted line. it's a lil' different then that though. Barksdale was a nut job lol. And he wasnt close with any ND commits. Shaq is best friends with Cierre Wood and is also friends with Dayne Crist and Marlon Pollard. Shaq also has a great relationship with Brian Polian (whose done a great job out west). Im also sure guys like Anthony Barr (who will be our 1st or 2nd commit) are going to get in his ear as well. Polian told Evans to wait out the process take some officials and not to commit early in the process just b/c he was tired of it. Evans also was a lil' weary bout the distance, but the visit changed his mind plus his mom wants him out of LA. All signs point to yes with Shaq. For awhile it was known that he was favoring us along with UCLA & USC. That speaks volumes for a southern cal kid. Then UCLA blew it on the field and didnt really mean as much to him as USC & ND in the first place esp after USC drubbed OSU. It was widely speculated that Shaq still had ND near or at the top of his list when he soft verballed to USC, but he only did it to secure his WR spot in the long run b/c he had planned on making his announcement in January. Now he took off the soft verbal and announces the Irish are in the lead. You do the math. If he still wanted to secure his spot, then why would he take off the soft verbal? And when he talks about more visits he didnt mention anymore USC visits. I just think he wants to dot his i's and cross the t's, giving other coaches a shot (like Polian recommended) then officially commit to ND. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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