'17 PA OT Joshua Lugg (Notre Dame Signee)

[Rhode Irish]

Wow 247 actually emailed me before the thread title was changed. Don't think that's ever happened.

 

[SaltyND24]

Saw it on TP's instagram...Welcome to the Family!!!!

 

[NDPhilly]

Heistand is a god. One of these years we'll sign a legit 5 star RB. If it's not 2017 idk when.

 

[Luckylucci]

Admittedly I haven't watched a ton of film on 2017 OT's but he's one of the best that I've seen. This is a great pickup. Congrats Joshua!

 

[irishff1014]

Sweet!

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

Great! And I love the fact that he's from PA! Go Irish!

 

[Luckylucci]

Great! And I love the fact that he's from PA! Go Irish!

Yea, these are the guys that have to really eat at PSU fans when they lose them, lol.

 

[GoldenToTheGrave]

Reminds me a lot of Bars coming out. Great pickup.

 

[md_bennett]

Congrats Josh! Welcome to the family! 2017 starting skrong

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Welcome to Notre Dame Joshua!


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[GainesvilleIrish]

Congrats! Can never have enough solid OL

 

[Irish YJ]

Welcome ya big Lugg!

Great get. Will likely drop in ratings now....

 

[Domina Nostra]

This kid is a MONSTER!

 

[Luckylucci]

Reminds me a lot of Bars coming out. Great pickup.

Agreed, he's a pure OT prospect. Great frame, if you can't tell I'm excited about this kid. He'll come in right behind Bars/McGlinchey at one of the OT spots.

 

[Rocknes Ghost]

Boom baby! Awesome news and a great start to the weekend! Did i miss hiestand on the stage the other night? Harry for Prez!

 

[Big23Head]

Scout (VIDEO): Notre Dame ‘best decision’ for Josh Lugg

Junior offensive tackle Josh Lugg didn’t want to wait any longer to go Irish and talked about what drove his decision to learn from Harry Hiestand in South Bend.

Four-star offensive tackle Josh Lugg of Wexford (Pa.) North Allegheny committed to Notre Dame on Friday evening, choosing the Irish over offers from Boston College, Duke, Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, UCLA, Virginia Tech, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

“I visited Notre Dame twice this summer,” Lugg said. “The first time was to see it and earn the offer. The second time was to show my mom and make sure that Notre Dame was where I wanted to go. I waited on it and let my emotions come down. I talked with my head coach, offensive line coach and my family.

“I thought, why wait to commit to a school like Notre Dame? It’s the best decision I’ve ever made.”

The 6-foot-6, 280-pound tackle informed Notre Dame offensive line coach Harry Hiestand of his decision over the phone.

“About 20 minutes ago right after I committed he told me that he thinks I’m a great fit at Notre Dame because of the way that I interact with the players and the coaches,” Hiestand said. “He said he’s excited to have me as part of the 2017 offensive lineman class at Notre Dame.”

Hiestand was a significant reason why Lugg chose Notre Dame.

“I got a chance to work with (Hiestand) over the summer and the linemen’s challenge, and everything that he was teaching made sense. I love the way he coaches. I also like his philosophy and scheme with his players because it’s exactly like my offensive line coach. It’s very similar and that played a big part.”

Notre Dame’s current offensive linemen also played a part.

“I had lunch with Mike McGlinchey when I visited, and he’s a great guy,” Lugg said. “The overall atmosphere of linemen at Notre Dame is great. Everyone at Notre Dame knows the offensive linemen are a huge family, which absolutely was a huge part of my decision.”

Lugg plans to bring a fierce desire to compete to Notre Dame.
“I’m a hard-hitter that finishes every block I can,” Lugg said. “I play through the whistle and I don’t stop. One of my greatest assets is that I do exactly what the coaches tell me to do.”

Lugg named Michigan State, Pittsburgh, Tennessee and Wisconsin as the finalists in his decision.

He will take his third trip to Notre Dame for the season opener against Texas.
The newest Notre Dame pledge is a four-star prospect and is ranked as the No. 14 offensive tackle in the Class of 2017.

 

[Redbar]

Welcome and congratulations to Joshua and the entire Lugg family. Welcome home.

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Harry can do no wrong, we just can not afford to lose him. He's building a dynasty.

 

[BGIF]

Boom baby! Awesome news and a great start to the weekend! Did i miss hiestand on the stage the other night? Harry for Prez!

Harry's building a wall of his own!

 

[palinurus]

Agree with all the HH comments; he has been a great recruiting star. What a job he has done. This kid looks great, and at 6-6, 280, he has room to get much bigger.

 

[koonja]

BANGGGG

 

[AdmiralBackhand]

Wow this is awesome.. 2017 class is looking very nice.

 

[Booslum31]

Outstanding! Welcome Joshua! Nice core group of guys starting the '17 campaign. C'mon Hunter...this O-Line will protect your ass!

 

[Bogtrotter07]

Anyone at the skill positions, take note! An offense works really well behind these kinds of guys.

I cannot wait to see the O-line play in '15. I think it will be one of the greatest recruiting draws around!

And Josh does look to fit in, ability as well as with his personality!

 

[Irishman77]

Great News! the O line machine is well oiled and firing on all cylinders,,,keep'em coming Harry!

 

[Irish YJ]

The O Line machine is simply a beast under Harry. Keep feeding the beast.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

Harry's building a wall of his own!

Some day it may be known as, "The Great Wall of Harry!"

 

[irishandy]

Welcome to ND Joshua!!

Hats off to HH, he is getting stronger and stronger with each recruiting class, and I could see if becoming the next Tony Alford.

 

[texbender]

O Line dominance = Wins

Congrats to all, here come the Irish.

 

[ohara831]

Fantastic news! Great to have the young man Irish!