'12 OH RB William Mahone (Notre Dame Signed LOI)

BeauBenken · Jan 31, 2012

Getting it in early! I might just have to pass on going to class tomorrow...

Rhode Irish · Jan 31, 2012

Hope we have half a class by the time I get out of bed tomorrow (working from home = quality shuteye).

Me2SouthBend · Jan 31, 2012

From Inside the Irish. He's gonna be special.
WILLIAM MAHONE
High School: Austintown Fitch — Youngstown, Ohio
Measureables: Five-foot-eleven, 210-pounds
Other major offers: Penn State, Tennessee, Pitt, Iowa, Michigan State, West Virginia
Fun Fact: Chuck Martin told him his jumper looks like Ray Allen’s. Be the judge yourself.
On choosing Notre Dame: “They graduate I think 98, maybe it was 99 percent of their players,” Mahone told Irish Illustrated. “After talking with the academic advisors and everything, I felt I could definitely succeed there and there would be no problem getting all the help I need, but I’ll definitely be buckling down and getting my studies done.”
What he’ll bring to the offense: He’s not as physically imposing as Jonas Gray was coming out of high school, but Mahone fits the mold close enough, and shows good power and vision. If Russell has the opportunity to play out on the edge of the offense, Mahone looks like a great fit in the backfield, making one cut and getting up field, which he did incredibly well in high school.

TerryTate · Jan 31, 2012

Rhode Irish said:
Hope we have half a class by the time I get out of bed tomorrow (working from home = quality shuteye).

That's a little dramatic, no?

Me2SouthBend · Apr 21, 2012

From ISD
Mahone Excited To Return

TerryTate · Jun 14, 2012

Saw this posted on another board:

Q&A with William Mahone - Notre Dame Football Blog - ESPN

yankeeND · Jun 14, 2012

Great kid! He should be special for us!

woolybug25 · Jun 14, 2012

"I can't wait till he gets in William's face," Celia Mahone said. "I said, 'What are you going to do?' He said, 'Nothing.' I said, 'That's right.' "

But I thought that Kelly's anger was going to kill our recruiting?

BGIF · Jun 14, 2012

woolybug25 said:
But I thought that Kelly's anger was going to kill our recruiting?

+1

Buster Bluth · Jun 14, 2012

Seems like a real good kid.

I hope he gets that #2. That's a nice big bruising number haha

Ironman8 · Jun 14, 2012

Buster Bluth said:
Seems like a real good kid.

I hope he gets that #2. That's a nice big bruising number haha

Chris Brown tweeted he had 2. We'll see I guess. 21 is a good number for a back.

STLDomer · Jun 14, 2012

From what I've seen he wanted 2 but in highschool he wore 13 & 33

ColinKSU · Jun 14, 2012

I saw that driving home from work a week or two ago. Thought that was kinda cool, so I snapped a pic.

IrishLion · Jun 14, 2012

I love that his mom tells him that she's not going to miss him, reminds me of my family. Sounds like a cool lady

IrishSpartan · Feb 20, 2013

posted today the food he was eating with the caption "road to 220"

anarin · Feb 20, 2013

statline? 2 carries, 2 yards, 2 tds

mr goal line

Golden_Domer · Aug 12, 2013

Sounds like BK likes him at the slot.

The younger backs have stood out during the first week of camp. Bryant is a five-star recruit from Delray Beach, Fla., and Mahone showed some nimbleness with his catch-and-run.

‘‘Probably more pleased with that group than any,’’ Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said. ‘‘We’ve got guys who can help us win right now. Greg Bryant can help us win.

‘‘Will Mahone had a great offseason. He’s had a great camp. He’s playing a little bit more in the slot, getting the ball to him. He’s got very good ball skills. We didn’t even know how good his ball skills were until we started to put him in the slot a little bit more. He’s come on. He’s probably been one of those guys in the first few days that’s caught our attention.’’

It has added up to one of the more intriguing position battles in camp.

Mahone looked good in the football practice update video from August 9th where he caught a pass on the left side and took it down the sideline, juking 2-3 players in the process.

IrishLax · Aug 12, 2013

We are going to have some THICK slot WRs... and Amir Carlisle haha.

STLDomer · Aug 12, 2013

I don't expect Mahone to move to the slot, glad to hear he has impressed so far but I think putting him in the slot is just giving him a look. If we had a Z WR depth chart I'd guess it is: Carlisle - Prosise - and then a freshman WR like Torri Hunter Jr. or Onwualu. Then u have guys like Folston & Mahone that can do it too but are primarily RBs a la Riddick and of course detached TEs too

Golden_Domer · Aug 12, 2013

STLDomer said:
I don't expect Mahone to move to the slot, glad to hear he has impressed so far but I think putting him in the slot is just giving him a look. If we had a Z WR depth chart I'd guess it is: Carlisle - Prosise - and then a freshman WR like Torri Hunter Jr. or Onwualu. Then u have guys like Folston & Mahone that can do it too but are primarily RBs a la Riddick and of course detached TEs too

You think Mahone could develop into our 3rd down back? He's a little bit thicker than the rest of our RBs. I can see him becoming our goal-line back or the guy we turn to in short-yardage situations or when we need an extra blocker.

STLDomer · Aug 12, 2013

Golden_Domer said:
You think Mahone could develop into our 3rd down back? He's a little bit thicker than the rest of our RBs. I can see him becoming our goal-line back or the guy we turn to in short-yardage situations or when we need an extra blocker.

Not sure what to expect from Mahone this year. On a related note I am curious about which RBs excel in pass blocking. That's an opportunity to get on the field for guys like Mahone, McDaniel, & especially Bryant.

Golden_Domer · Aug 12, 2013

STLDomer said:
Not sure what to expect from Mahone this year. On a related note I am curious about which RBs excel in pass blocking. That's an opportunity to get on the field for guys like Mahone, McDaniel, & especially Bryant.

I know Bryant is unbelievably strong and physical, but he's also one of our lightest RBs. He checked into camp lighter (204 lbs.) than Folston (207 lbs.). I'm not exactly sure what Cam & Will weigh, but I expect them to be at least somewhere in the 210s. While weight is obviously not everything, I feel that players like Cam & Will would have an edge over Bryant as pass blockers.

CanadalovesND · Aug 12, 2013

Golden_Domer said:
I know Bryant is unbelievably strong and physical, but he's also one of our lightest RBs. He checked into camp lighter (204 lbs.) than Folston (207 lbs.). I'm not exactly sure what Cam & Will weigh, but I expect them to be at least somewhere in the 210s. While weight is obviously not everything, I feel that players like Cam & Will would have an edge over Bryant as pass blockers.

Mahone (214 Ibs.) and Cam (207 Ibs.)

Und.com, easy stuff

Golden_Domer · Aug 12, 2013

CanadalovesND said:
Mahone (214 Ibs.) and Cam (207 Ibs.)

Und.com, easy stuff

Cool they finally updated it. I was on there late last week and Nix was still listed at 326.

IrishLax · Aug 12, 2013

STLDomer said:
Not sure what to expect from Mahone this year. On a related note I am curious about which RBs excel in pass blocking. That's an opportunity to get on the field for guys like Mahone, McDaniel, & especially Bryant.

I think if Mahone does play, it will be mostly as a red zone. If he can run with power and be a receiving threat that is quite a weapon to have trying to get in the redzone. The three in play for that role I always thought would be McDaniel, Mahone, and Bryant as they seemed like (on paper) the RBs most suited to run between the tackles.

Whiskeyjack · Aug 12, 2013

Golden_Domer said:
I know Bryant is unbelievably strong and physical, but he's also one of our lightest RBs. He checked into camp lighter (204 lbs.) than Folston (207 lbs.). I'm not exactly sure what Cam & Will weigh, but I expect them to be at least somewhere in the 210s. While weight is obviously not everything, I feel that players like Cam & Will would have an edge over Bryant as pass blockers.

McDaniel (5'10'', 207), Mahone (5'11'', 214) and Bryant (5'10'', 204) are all pretty similar in physical profile, so that won't be much of a factor in deciding who gets the most redzone reps. Some combination of technique, vision and lower body strength probably will be though, and on those factors, I'd give it McDaniel (at least against Temple).

Sherm Sticky · Aug 17, 2013

Redshirt freshman running back William Mahone has a high ankle sprain that Kelly said could sideline him for roughly two weeks.

rtrn2glory · Aug 17, 2013

those high ankle sprains can linger the entire season...hopefully they don't rush him back

CanadalovesND · Aug 17, 2013

rtrn2glory said:
those high ankle sprains can linger the entire season...hopefully they don't rush him back

With the depth at RB, they really don't have a need to rush him back.

Irish Fam · Aug 21, 2013

Loy said he will be mainly operating out of the slot this year

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