'11 OH DE Chase Hounshell (Signed Notre Dame LOI)

[Andy in Sactown]

I made it through about 30 seconds of singing.. how does that compare to NFL combine numbers? /*flex*/

 

[RyCo1983]

hahaha
Nice

 

[Walter White]

Lets hope Chase's shoulder heals up so he doesn't have to pursue a singing career.

 

[Redbar]

Epic....win.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

@chasehounshell: “@bctswg: @chasehounshell coming back strong next year?” Maybe this year, we'll see.

 

[yankeeND]

@chasehounshell: “@bctswg: @chasehounshell coming back strong next year?” Maybe this year, we'll see.

That's good to hear. We sure could use him.

 

[BeauBenken]

@chasehounshell: “@bctswg: @chasehounshell coming back strong next year?” Maybe this year, we'll see.

That would be a hugely pleasant surprise.

 

[Emcee77]

That would be a hugely pleasant surprise.

Absolutely. We could definitely use another body out there.

 

[Old Man Mike]

This could easily be more than "another body". Hounshell, when he was healthy, was Tuitt's back-up and Kelly said that they were pleased with playing Chase but you just couldn't take Tuitt out of there. So at one time, the staff looked at Hounshell as a very useful DE.

If Rochell develops, Day grows into near-AA proportions, Big Tony comes back strong, then with Chase we are beginning to form a two-deep that's not too bad. Hope springs eternal for Jones, and maybe legitimately so, since he at least played. The onrush of the 2014 rookies is still critical, and I have high hopes for Matuska too, as well as the walk-on Dickerson.

It would not be inconceivable to me that Chase could even start. He was once viewed as potentially that good.

 

[Emcee77]

This could easily be more than "another body". Hounshell, when he was healthy, was Tuitt's back-up and Kelly said that they were pleased with playing Chase but you just couldn't take Tuitt out of there. So at one time, the staff looked at Hounshell as a very useful DE.

If Rochell develops, Day grows into near-AA proportions, Big Tony comes back strong, then with Chase we are beginning to form a two-deep that's not too bad. Hope springs eternal for Jones, and maybe legitimately so, since he at least played. The onrush of the 2014 rookies is still critical, and I have high hopes for Matuska too, as well as the walk-on Dickerson.

It would not be inconceivable to me that Chase could even start. He was once viewed as potentially that good.

Oh yeah. I meant for this year. If he fulfills the promise he showed as a freshman, Chase could be a key contributor or even starter down the road, no question. But even this year, if he could come back strong he could be a big help.

 

[NDWorld247]

I'd rather he come back 100% healthy in 2014 than for a handful of games this year. He'll be eligible for three more years as he qualifies for a medical redshirt if he sits out the entire year. I think he can be a big contributor for us down the line.

 

[Emcee77]

I'd rather he come back 100% healthy in 2014 than for a handful of games this year. He'll be eligible for three more years as he qualifies for a medical redshirt if he sits out the entire year. I think he can be a big contributor for us down the line.

That's a great point. As long as the current DL holds up, it might make sense to hold him out all season so he can apply for a sixth year. He will have lost two years to injury and should have a great chance to be granted the extra year.

 

[irishog77]

I say play him now rather than hope he'll be around in 3 years for a 6th year.

 

[yankeeND]

I'd rather he come back 100% healthy in 2014 than for a handful of games this year. He'll be eligible for three more years as he qualifies for a medical redshirt if he sits out the entire year. I think he can be a big contributor for us down the line.

This^^^

We need him healthy and strong for as many years as we can. Great point!

 

[Henges24]

Sorry for the scare, just a quick question.

Will Hounshell be able to apply for a 6th year with his two season ending injuries?

 

[Ironman8]

Sorry for the scare, just a quick question.

Will Hounshell be able to apply for a 6th year with his two season ending injuries?

Believe it has been noted he has the option to apply for one if he wishes.

 

[Luckylucci]

The Chase (Hounshell) Is On

Good write up on Chase. A solid contribution from him this year could be huge.

 

[ResLife Hero]

Sorry if the bump scared anyone.

Hounshell Relieved To Make It Through Spring

Finishing final exams and spring football with the summer ahead is a universal relief for Notre Dame’s football players, but for none more than senior defensive end Chase Hounshell this year.


This spring marks the longest healthy stretch of Hounshell’s time at Notre Dame since his first few months on campus. It was the fall of 2011, a late October game against Navy, when he last took an official snap for the Irish. His classmates, now NFL Draft picks, Stephon Tuitt and Aaron Lynch were just settling into their roles as projected world-beaters. Since then Hounshell has twice undergone shoulder surgery to repair his labrum and only once made it through a full week of practice, let alone all of spring without an injury.

“That’s huge,” Hounshell said while relaxing at a charity bowling event during the first week of May. “The first thing in your mind is, ‘Can you even do this?’ To go through all the practices, the spring game, the workouts it gives you a relief in the back of your mind. It was great.”

The 6-foot-4 271-pound linemen’s shoulder cooperated for all 15 practices, which gave him to get used an altered position on the defense introduced by new coordinator Brian VanGorder in March. Hounshell will slide inside — behind junior Sheldon Day on the depth chart — to play between the offensive guard and tackle in the new base scheme that features four linemen instead of three.

Hounshell gives up 20 pounds to Day and will almost certainly be outweighed by the opposing linemen he faces on a weekly basis. Head coach Brian Kelly said he doesn’t think Hounshell needs to pack on too much weight to be a productive player in the defensive rotation next fall.

“If he can stay in that 270- to 280-pound range — I think Coach Longo feels like he can be athletic for us there — then we’ll be able to maximize his potential,” Kelly said. “He is a strong kid and plays well with his hands, but anything bigger than that and we don’t think we’ll be able to maximize his potential. He’s always been a kid that takes care of his body.”

Even though his body hasn’t always taken care of him. Hounshell’s second shoulder tear came early in the 2013 spring practice session, shortly after he had completed more than a year of rehab. Kelly said at that point he doubted that the Ohio product would ever be able to play again. Hounshell admits the thought crossed his mind as well.

“There was a brief lapse in my mind where I was not sure I was going to be able to play again,” he said. “The doctors told me they weren’t sure if they wanted me to play again. I was like, ‘You know what, I’m young. This is the only time I’m going to be able to do this. What the heck? Let’s do it one more time and see how it works out.’ It’s worked out pretty well so far.”

Hounshell will celebrate a significant step toward returning to the field by spending his three weeks away from campus in Chicago. He has and internship with a consulting firm in the city and will be training with several former and current teammates at nights.

He plans to work out at the EFT Sports Performance facility where DaVaris Daniels and Everett Golson spent time while separated from the program. Several other Irish players, including Kapron Lewis-Mooore, Kona Schwenke and Darius Fleming also trained at the same location.

Hounshell joked that he could also happily report he made it through his second consecutive year at the bowling event (which raises money for osteosarcoma research) without harming himself.

“I was close with a foot injury, but I came back and dealt with adversity and had a great bowling game after that,” he said.

He and the Irish hope the same proves true for his football career this fall.

 

[ndfi78]

Really hope Chase is able to make it through a full year without injury.

 

[dublinirish]

somebody refresh my memory about how Chase got injured before? locker room fight or sth?

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Nice article posted, I really hope Chase has a full season of health. It'd be great to have him as a contributor when I was chalking him up as a medical casualty.

 

[Old Man Mike]

This would be very good for us. We need veteran grown-man type of back-up d-line if possible [think Kona]. Chase has always been a "violent" style of d-lineman, and if his shoulder permits should do much better than fine as a DT in a 4-3 base.

Now we could potentially see two-deeps which include Okwara/Trumbetti, Day/Hounshell, Jones/Springmann, Williams/Rabasa or sub in Matuska, Utupo, any of several high-potential rookies, and whoever I'm forgetting off the top of my head. This could turn out to be a quite formidable D-line if Chase and Tony can go.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

This would be very good for us. We need veteran grown-man type of back-up d-line if possible [think Kona]. Chase has always been a "violent" style of d-lineman, and if his shoulder permits should do much better than fine as a DT in a 4-3 base.

Now we could potentially see two-deeps which include Okwara/Trumbetti, Day/Hounshell, Jones/Springmann, Williams/Rabasa or sub in Matuska, Utupo, any of several high-potential rookies, and whoever I'm forgetting off the top of my head. This could turn out to be a quite formidable D-line if Chase and Tony can go.

Reps, agreed with key point!

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

This would be very good for us. We need veteran grown-man type of back-up d-line if possible [think Kona]. Chase has always been a "violent" style of d-lineman, and if his shoulder permits should do much better than fine as a DT in a 4-3 base.

Now we could potentially see two-deeps which include Okwara/Trumbetti, Day/Hounshell, Jones/Springmann, Williams/Rabasa or sub in Matuska, Utupo, any of several high-potential rookies, and whoever I'm forgetting off the top of my head. This could turn out to be a quite formidable D-line if Chase and Tony can go.

And that doesn't include Rochelle or any of the freshman linemen due on campus in a month. If history can predict the future, at least one of our freshman DL will be ready to contribute in the fall.

 

[Old Man Mike]

ooops, I knew that i was forgetting somebody good --- full apologies to Isaac Rochelle.

 

[Luckylucci]

And that doesn't include Rochelle or any of the freshman linemen due on campus in a month. If history can predict the future, at least one of our freshman DL will be ready to contribute in the fall.

Technically we already have one with Trumbetti but I know what your saying.

 

[ResLife Hero]

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[Sherm Sticky]

Any word on how he is doing in camp? Will he be in the rotation?

 

[zelezo vlk]

He can jump out of a pool, if that eases your mind.

 

[PANDFAN]

Any word on how he is doing in camp? Will he be in the rotation?

he was running on the 3/4 deep prior to the shit storm