'13 AZ CB Cole Luke (Notre Dame Signed LOI)

[NDPhilly]

WIN

Yeah we need corners because of you Tee.

 

[Irishman77]

freebie on ISD

Luke Commits
Thursday, 01 November 2012 11:56 Christian McCollum
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Cornerback has been the position of priority for Notre Dame in the 2013 recruiting class for some time and on Thursday the Irish picked up a major priority for them at the position as Arizona cornerback Cole Luke confirms with Irish Sports Daily that he has committed to Notre Dame.

Luke gives the Irish 22 verbal commitments in the Class of 2012 and three cornerbacks, joining Devin Butler and Rashad Kinlaw.

The 6-foot-1, 170-pound Luke plays at Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz., for former Irish quarterback Steve Belles. In the end, Luke chose the Irish over offers from Texas and Oklahoma.

Luke took an official visit to South Bend in September and many speculated that the Irish still trailed other programs, but Belles saw things differently.

“Like I told him, if you’re basing it on academics and athletics, then you’ve already made your choice,” Belles told Irish Sports Daily afterward. “You can’t say you’re weighing academics – I hate to say it – if you’re talking about either of those two schools and trying to put them up against Notre Dame. There’s no comparison.

“In the end, I think Cole’s going to make the right choice.”

As far as the Irish are concerned, in the end, he did.

 

[peoriairish]

Yeah we need corners because of you Tee.

Took the words right outta my mouth...

 

[IrishinTN]

Wow. Did not expect this one. Awesome news!

 

[NDFANnSouthWest]

HECK YA! out of no where....

 

[NDty9]

Sign me up for a

COLE HAND LUKE Shirt

 

[military_irish]

Great news, welcome aboard!!

 

[Canuck]

I have been in a meeting all day, great news to see on my break. I was getting worried we might Not get any more dbs in this class. Exciting thing for this defence to continue its strong run.

 

[Mavericknyc1980]

Wow great news. This is the second player where I thought, whats the point of clicking on his name to hear he is going somewhere else. Great job IRISH, Great JOB COLE.

 

[Riddickulous]

Conspiracy theory from Oklahoma's scout board:

I wouldn't be suprised if Coach Kelly along with Devonte Neal called him after the game talking negative on Oklahoma.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

This commitment is a result of our winning. Winning really is the best sales pitch... awesome news

This commitment brought to you by:

 

[rtrn2glory]

to the oklahoma board remark.

i don't think they needed to beat a dead horse....he saw the damage for himself.

 

[clashmore_mike]

Conspiracy theory from Oklahoma's scout board:

There is no reason to talk negative about Oklahoma. Luke was at the game and saw for himself.

 

[ab2cmiller]

Glad to finally get one of Steve Belles's kids, especially one of Cole's ability. Maybe Cole is the start of something special heading from Hamilton HS to ND on an annual basis.

 

[Chris P. Bacon]

Hip hip, HURRAY!

Thanks for joining the Irish Cole!

 

[Irish Houstonian]

Imagine if we could design something where more former players go on to be HS coaches...

 

[AllGoldEverything]

Wow what a surprise.

Welcome Cole Luke!

 

[Rocky2820]

What a pleasant, pleasant surprise popping on the board this afternoon. Welcome aboard, Cole!

 

[STLDomer]

 

[Classic Irish]

It's a long day until signing day. Some of these guys might start jumping ship after another 2-3 losses.


A lot of USC fans are calling for Kiffin's head too.

Totally agree with this. They lose a few more games and their recruits will start looking elsewhere.

 

[OCIrish]

This commitment brought to you by:

Whiskey, are you sure that you didn't stop by his HS and give him your ROI??? I see you're in Arizona, I just don't think it to be coincidence......just sayin.

 

[NDhoosier]

Totally agree with this. They lose a few more games and their recruits will start looking elsewhere.

they could easily lose 5 games this year.

 

[BurningRiver]

 

[irishfanjho15]

America, f*ck yeah!!!

 

[NYMIKE6]

Welcome aboard Cool Hand Luke....

 

[STLDomer]

Bob Wieneke ‏@BobWienekeNDI

This pic is from Dublin two months ago. It's the back of new #ND commit Cole Luke's shoes. pic.twitter.com/E9WQhXpn

 

[Emcee77]

ha that's really cool

 

[greyhammer90]

Bob Wieneke ‏@BobWienekeNDI

This is the kind of swag I like. Understated dominance.

 

[woolybug25]

Cole "Hand" Luke.... get it?

 

[Grahambo]

Cole "Hand" Luke.... get it?