What a name!

 

Rivals100 defensive tackle Masengo Kabongo made his way to South Bend last weekend to attend Notre Dame's Blue and Gold game.

 

"I liked it a lot and I don't have much doubts that they are my leader," he said. "

-Kabongo

 

ND has not offered yet.

Boy you guys are sending me off to theOld I love lucy Theme bongos and what not puffy sleves

very similar physically...........

Babalooooo

I don't quite see the comparison, other than a link to Africa. The two play different positions, and out of HS, Hali was about 245 lbs, quite a ways from Kabongo's 275. Plus Hali has a lot more quickness and speed.

sorry calves, i thought kabongo was a DE. my bad. hali and kabongo are about the same size now. although, you can't compare the size of a high school kid to that of a an NFL lineman. you have to admit that the african comparison was pretty good though.......

I'll give you that, the thought crossed my mind too. Both are from the east coast (Hali from Jersey, Kabongo from Connecticut), and both have fantastic names.

In the film room w/ Kabongo - http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=rivals-125444&prov=rivals&type=story_recruiting

I love the quote from the editor:

 

(Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this analysis are those of IrishIllustrated.com senior editor Tim Prister and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Notre Dame coaching staff, nor the recruiting fraternity.)

 

I've heard everything from "he's a must offer now", to a "this guy gets beat regularly; he isn't very good", so the editor's note was a good call.

 

He sounds like a "potential" guy based on this review... IMO, with the offers we have now, Kabongo looks like a consolation prize if we miss on some of our current offers, and still have space for a DL target come December/January. He'll have to show improvement during this year to grab some attention.

sounds sort of a Taylor Dever type. We probably didn't even hear about Dever until the season, but you want to see a recruit explode during his senior year and that looks to be the case with Brandon Leslie and Kabongo.