'09 CA CB Marlon Pollard (ND Verbal 7/7/08)

[Irishlew]

Originally Posted by Clausen2Kamara

This is really great news...its been awhile!! I also am hearing that Pollard is really good friends with Shaq so this is a great committment in more ways than one! Welcome Marlon.

if that's the case, then that is great news. I'm Hoping Stockton can get Lalota here as well.

[SoCalDomer]

Originally Posted by Synoptico

SoCal. I guess I assumed this entire time that ND would take 3 DB's, most likely 2 Safeties and one CB. Does this change that? Do they take 2CB and 2 Safeties? What does this do for Banks?

i think that depends on how things shake out at other positions. since it looks like they won't take a QB, and possibly only one OG or OT, that may allow them to take an extra DB.

It's also tough to say since certain safety prospects like Zeke Motta and Mike Jones could potentially make a move to OLB.

Of the true DBs remaining with ND offers, only one seems highly interested: EJ Banks. A couple others said they will take visits, but talk is cheap. Banks only needs to worry about space if one of the true DBs actually schedules a visit.

so it's possible they could still take only 3-DBs, including a S/OLB kind of guy, or an extra safety in addition to that S/OLB guy.

[leprechaun4life]

Sweet! Welcome to ND

[ndlb41]

that is great news!! welcome marlon!

[Mavericknyc1980]

Originally Posted by SoCalDomer

well that quickly went public. there were rumblings that ND fans were getting some very good news today.

Marlon came away so impressed by his visit that he decided to withdraw his UCLA verbal, which had been "soft" for a while, and today advised he intends to verbal to ND.

good day indeed. welcome aboard Marlon.

Awesome move. LETS GO IRISHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now is this a soft verbal or a strong Verbal?

[phork]

I would say solid, I don't think Charlie deals well with soft verbals. Either you want to come, or you don't.

[SoCalDomer]

Originally Posted by Mavericknyc1980

Awesome move. LETS GO IRISHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now is this a soft verbal or a strong Verbal?

based on the statements he's making publicly, it sounds VERY solid. these statements are from a recent article on the two recruits that have changed their verbal from UCLA to someone else:

"I have to make the right decision overall for my whole college (experience). I've been in California my whole life. I don't really like California, to tell you the truth. I've been wanting to get away from California. It's not that I don't like it, but it's time for a change. I've lived here my whole life. I want to travel."

Pollard visited Notre Dame last month and will major in pre-med. Pollard wants to be a surgeon, he'll just study in the Midwest now.

"It was just the feeling I got when I got on campus, the connection I made with people there,'' Pollard said. "It's the prestige and the balance of academics and athletics. There's nothing close to it that I've seen. I don't know if it was hard, but it was the right decision for me. I had to go where my heart was.''

Pollard's mom, Rachael, said she wanted to make sure people knew that there wasn't anything UCLA did to change her son's mind.

"We want to start off every interview we do by saying UCLA has done nothing wrong,'' Rachael said. "They've done everything right. It's a great program and a great staff. Marlon had a special connection with Coach Walker. This has not been easy to let down anyone from the Bruin family or fans. The last 24-48 hours we've had a significant amount of phone calls and there's been a lot of emotion. But the decision is final. It's not going to change.''

Second football recruit drops UCLA - LA Daily News

after the trip, his mom also said she would relocate to south bend if it helped him. i believe now that he commited she said she is going to temporarily relocate while he's at school.