'07 NJ TE Mike Ragone (Signed LOI to Notre Dame)

[Jason Pham]

Mike Ragone - Tight End (6-4/221)
Camden Catholic HS (Cherry Hill, NJ)

Combine
Forty: 4.5 Seconds
Bench Reps: N/A
Bench Max: 305 Pounds
Squat Max: 450 Pounds
Shuttle: N/A
Vertical: N/A

Rankings & Accolades
- Rivals.com Rivals100 2007 (83)
- Rivals.com Tight Ends 2007 (3)
- Rivals.com New Jersey Top 30 2007 (3)
- Scout.com Tight Ends 2007 (2)

Star Ratings
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School Choices
1. Notre Dame (Solid Verbal)
2. Boston College
3. Clemson
4. Florida State
5. Iowa
6. Maryland
7. Rutgers
8. Southern Cal

[GoshenGipper]

Reserved for photos

[iloveirish_12]

I think he is going to be a good TE. Notre Dame in a few years are going have the best TE in college football.

[GoshenGipper]

Hey guys just thought everyone would want to be aware of this. It's the tease from a premium USC article.

Fighting The Irish?

USC coach Pete Carroll is scheduled to visit with Marvin Austin, the No. 1-ranked defensive tackle in the country, today. But we also hear Carroll might visit tight end Mike Ragone, who committed to Notre Dame almost nine months ago.

[PADOMERNUT]

I honestly wouldnt worry about it, and here's why, and I promise you I am not making this up. I was at the game vs Michigan this year, and as I was waiting for the players to walk from church to the stadium a few hours before kickoff. I sat next to a tree in the middle of campus and people started to congregate there. Among them was Ragone, Clausen, and Gary Gray and a few other recruits and all of them had nametags. I was standing next to Ragone while he was talking to I think it was Joe Barksdale but dont quote me on that. I heard Ragone say to him to just end it and commit already (although he never did) and the guy asked him why he committed so early. Ragone said that at first he didnt know he wanted to go to ND, but once he got on campus he knew it was the place for him and said he is excited to tackle the challenge of all the expectations on the football team and the academics. Based on what I heard, I think this guy is all ND....

[lorangatane]

Wow thats pretty much the sweetest thing ever

P.S i was at the michigan game too

it was a hard blow

[GoshenGipper]

Originally Posted by PADOMERNUT

I honestly wouldnt worry about it, and here's why, and I promise you I am not making this up. I was at the game vs Michigan this year, and as I was waiting for the players to walk from church to the stadium a few hours before kickoff. I sat next to a tree in the middle of campus and people started to congregate there. Among them was Ragone, Clausen, and Gary Gray and a few other recruits and all of them had nametags. I was standing next to Ragone while he was talking to I think it was Joe Barksdale but dont quote me on that. I heard Ragone say to him to just end it and commit already (although he never did) and the guy asked him why he committed so early. Ragone said that at first he didnt know he wanted to go to ND, but once he got on campus he knew it was the place for him and said he is excited to tackle the challenge of all the expectations on the football team and the academics. Based on what I heard, I think this guy is all ND....

Barksdale did commit silently at one point. But he was also gave a silent to Michigan and then still went on visits, so they pulled his offer, then he did it to Texas, then Ohio State, then ND, back to Ohio St. and finaly the "University" of LSU. That's six silents to five differnt schools at some point. That's why teams like ND, Texas, and Michigan cooled on him and pulled his offers.