Irish Invasion June 17

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

Jerron Cage in for II

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OhioState?src=hash">#OhioState</a> commit visiting <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a> on Saturday. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Irish247?src=hash">#Irish247</a> has the latest: <a href="https://t.co/qaZTr17Owp">https://t.co/qaZTr17Owp</a> (VIP) <a href="https://t.co/tlkBAfggMx">pic.twitter.com/tlkBAfggMx</a></p>— Tom Loy (@TomLoy247) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomLoy247/status/743859793090142208">June 17, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Nice!

 

[Rizzophil]

Jacob Phillips isn't going to make it

Fudge

 

[koonja]

Fudge

Honestly, losing a good not elite LB from the invasion is the least of my worries.

Give me elite OL, serviceable DL, good WRs, and sprinkle in some DBs and that's who I want at II.

 

[BobbyMac]

3 star Indy CB Russ Yeast decommitted from Kentucky yesterday. He was invited to II, anyone hear if he's coming?

He's got 12 P5 offers covering all 5 conferences, 16 FBS overall.

 

[woolybug25]

Honestly, losing a good not elite LB from the invasion is the least of my worries.

Give me elite OL, serviceable DL, good WRs, and sprinkle in some DBs and that's who I want at II.

That's what I'm hoping too. (Sarell, MacCollister, Pouncey and random good guy)

 

[BobbyMac]

247 just added 2 WR's to the II timeline list:

Brian Casteel, a 3 star WR from Covina, CA (Charter Oak HS) who just committed to Arizona last week. I had removed him when he committed. (???)

Josh Johnson, a 3 star, 5-11 WR from Atlanta Woodward

 

[GBdomer]

Didn't know Phillips was almost visiting. Oklahoma seems to be the front runner at the moment

 

[BobbyMac]

247 has 4 star QB, Colson Yankoff coming in for II. He's the #6 QB-Dual in the class of '18 out of Idaho. He's been tearing it up out west. This is a pretty big surprise.

Has Duke, Boise, Wash St, Utah, Iowa St and Tex Tech offers among others.

4 star Connor Noland of AR is still on the books too.

Mike Sanford is a Rock Star.

 

[BobbyMac]

This sh!t is getting cuh-wazy.

LA Cathedral QB Bryce Young is coming in. You guys are going to laugh but he's the #1 or #2 player in the Class of.... wait for it.... wait for it.....

2020!

Forget Rock Star, Sanford might be running for President of the Intergalactic Federation.

 

[BobbyMac]

Another one...

2018 6-6, 230lb TE George Takacs from Florida is in.

He has 5 FBS offers.

 

[greyhammer90]

How much more is this than normal? I know this is bigger than it usually is but it's starting to sound huge.

 

[GBdomer]

How much more is this than normal? I know this is bigger than it usually is but it's starting to sound huge.

A lot this is like a USC weekend but we get them in the summer which is the most imporant thing because most elite guys don't decide till later and gives us a chance with OV's

 

[BobbyMac]

How much more is this than normal? I know this is bigger than it usually is but it's starting to sound huge.

Welcome to the Opening - South Bend. No italics.

It is completely ridiculous. I look forward to Michigan's BBQ and OSU's Friday Night Lights to see if they can match it.

Players from: New England...check. Miami...check. Texas...check. SoCal...check. Seattle...check.

If we could just get a kid from Idaho. Just kidding...check.

 

[ND Fan Vancouver]

Welcome to the Opening - South Bend. No italics.

It is completely ridiculous. I look forward to Michigan's BBQ and OSU's Friday Night Lights to see if they can match it.

Players from: New England...check. Miami...check. Texas...check. SoCal...check. Seattle...check.

If we could just get a kid from Idaho. Just kidding...check.

This is so on point. Exactly how I feel. Imagine being a hardcore Michigan fan right now looking at II and the list of players etc. I would be jealous as F.

 

[Crazy Balki]

This is arguably as big as all the prior II's combined.

 

[BobbyMac]

This is arguably as big as all the prior II's combined.

The overall numbers are in line with last years but the depth of the quality guys is certainly deeper than the last two years.

 

[rtrn2glory]

We finally have the type of roster we intended since day one for this event. Hopefully this becomes an annual thing

 

[NDdomer2]

Something I was interested in last night and not sure anyone has means of finding out. But what is ND's hit rate on kids who have came to summer camps as underclassmen. For instance of the group of 2018 kids at this year's camps, how well do we end up doing with them? Do they return for a camp as seniors, end up committing, etc?

I guess you would have to compare it to kids who only came as seniors and the results from that.

Probably, too much work, but would be interesting none the less.

 

[connor_in]

Something I was interested in last night and not sure anyone has means of finding out. But what is ND's hit rate on kids who have came to summer camps as underclassmen. For instance of the group of 2018 kids at this year's camps, how well do we end up doing with them? Do they return for a camp as seniors, end up committing, etc?

I guess you would have to compare it to kids who only came as seniors and the results from that.

Probably, too much work, but would be interesting none the less.

Also, I think it would be hard to compare as II has come a long way in just a few years.

 

[arrowryan]

I'm really hoping for a running back commit (preferably a 2017 guy, but I'd be happy to get Stepp this early) and a wide receiver today

 

[BobbyMac]

Huge news. Future 5 Star 2018 WR Kamryn Babb of Christian Bros Catholic in St. Louis will be on campus tomorrow. He's #40 overall and the #4 WR on 247's board.

Has double digit P5 offfers. Got on from OSU yesterday. Offer definitely coming. Would love to see ND do a better job in St Louis. Good Catholic town that has had plenty of ND level prospects lately. '18 has quite a few that should get offers.

 

[BobbyMac]

Something I was interested in last night and not sure anyone has means of finding out. But what is ND's hit rate on kids who have came to summer camps as underclassmen. For instance of the group of 2018 kids at this year's camps, how well do we end up doing with them? Do they return for a camp as seniors, end up committing, etc?

I guess you would have to compare it to kids who only came as seniors and the results from that.

Probably, too much work, but would be interesting none the less.

I'll share that with you after NSD next year. I've been doing a side project breaking down those analytics going back to summer of '14.



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[BobbyMac]

D-Day - Sat 6-18

D-Day - Sat 6-18

Commits
4* IL TE Cole Kmet (commit)
4* IL S/WR Isaiah Robertson (commit)
4* IN LB Pete Werner (commit)
4* TX QB Avery Davis (commit)


2017
5* TX LB Baron Browning (offer)
5* WA OL Foster Sarell (offer)
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4* CA DE Hunter Echols (offer) - UCLA Commit
4* CA WR Osiris St. Brown (offer)
4* CT ATH CJ Holmes (offer)
4* FL CB Latavious Brini (offer)
4* FL RB Colin Wilson (offer)
4* GA DE Drew Jordan (offer)
4* GA OL Andrew Thomas (offer)
4* MI S Jaylen Kelly-Powell (offer)
4* MI CB Ambry Thomas (offer)
4* NC LB Justin Foster (offer)
4* OH DT Jerron Cage (offer)
4* PA OG Robert Hainsey (offer)
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3* FL DB Amari Carter (offer)
3* FL DE Jonathon MacCollister (offer) .............. COMMITTED
3* FL WR Jordan Pouncey (offer) ....................... COMMITTED
3* LA WR Michael Young (offer)
3* CA WR Brian Casteel - Arizona Commit
3* FL WR Shimoore Stern - FIU Commit
3* GA RB Deon Jackson
3* GA WR Josh Johnson
3* IL DE Josh Maize
3* IL DE Jackson Perkins
3* IN WR Mac Hippenhammer
3* IN DB Cedric Mitchell
3* IN DT LeShaun Minor
3* IN DE Esezi Otomoweo
3* RI DE Kwity Paye - BC Commit
3* TX APB Rajan Cunningham
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UR AZ S Gleson Sprewell
UR FL S Blake Wooden
UR IL QB Tommy Herion
UR IN OLB Alexander Horvath
UR OH S Patrick Pelini
UR TX DB Ben Mathiasmeier


2018
4* CA WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (offer)
4* IN RB Markese Stepp (offer)
4* IL CB Houston Griffith (offer)
4* GA DT Robert Cooper (offer?)
4* GA OG Jamaree Salyer (offer)
4* OH DE Leonard Taylor (offer)
4* OH LB/DE Malik Vann (offer)
4* AR QB Connor Noland
4* GA OG Dylan Wonnum
4* ID QB Colson Yankoff
4* IL WR Micah Jones
4* MO WR Kamryn Babb - (Sunday)
4* OH LB Matt Bauer
4* OH LB Dallas Gant
4* SC LB Jake Venables
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UR CA DE/TE Joshka Gustav
UR FL TE George Takacs
UR GA S Bryson Richardson - (Sunday)
UR IL WR Aristotle Nakos
UR IL DT Elijah Teague
UR IN WR Dashon Bussell
UR IN LB Hugh Davis
UR IN QB/S Patrick Reardon
UR IN TE Anthony Torres
UR IN DE Willie Ervin
UR NJ S Kevin Brennan
UR OH LB Daniel Bolden
UR OH TE Jack Cravaack

2019
CA QB JT Daniels (offer)
CA WR Bru McCoy (offer)
IL OL Trevor Keegan
IL OL Will Putnum
IN CB Jazz Terrell
KY DE Stephen Herron Jr
KY DT Jacob Lacey
MI CB MJ Griffin - (Sunday)
OH CB Moses Douglass
OH DT Isaiah Gibson

2020:
CA QB Bryce Young

Removed
5* CA CB Darnay Holmes (offer) - What faint flicker is forgotten.
5* GA DE Robert Beal (offer) - supposedly will reschedule
4* AL DE LaBryan Ray (offer)
4* CA CB Elijah Gates (offer) - Possible OV
4* GA OT Obinna Eze (offer)
4* GA WR Jeremiah Holloman (offer) - Going to Tennessee OCD
4* FL RB Robert Burns (offer) - Miami Commit
4* MI DE Corey Malone-Hatcher (offer) - Committed to Michigan
4* TN LB Jacob Phillips (offer) - Nope per ISD
3* FL DE K'Jakyre Daley (offer) - postponed
3* FL WR Josh Palmer - No mention of him lately
3* GA DE Cortez Alston (offer) - postponed
3* GA DT MJ Webb (offer) - No mention of him lately
3* MI DB/RB Allen Stritzinger - per 247
4* CA CB Bookie Radley-Hiles '18 (offer) - No mention of II, at SMSB-LA on 6-17
4* NJ QB Arthur Sitkowski '18
UR OH ATH Michael Dowell '18 - Camping 6-24
UR TN DB Jashon Watkins '19

 

[arrowryan]

Loy thinks ND leads for both Pouncey and Young and wouldn't be surprised if they both committed this weekend

 

[BobbyMac]

Loy thinks ND leads for both Pouncey and Young and wouldn't be surprised if they both committed this weekend

I'd be surprised if Young doesn't commit today.

After Pouncey got the Florida offer and the CB's started rolling in for the Gators I thought that was it but after seeing his Scout interview it appears obvious to me that he isn't a Florida lock and he's also an ND type of kid... very well spoken. It wouldn't surprise me one way or the other with Pouncey as he said in his interview that after everything settles down, he'll be able to think about it and narrow it down at that time. He's coming off a bus tour of multiple programs with his team and maybe he's seen enough. If the II experience is powerful enough he might have seen enough? Then again, GBDomer said he doubts he leaves Florida and he interacts with the analysts so he's probably dialed in on it. We'll see.

 

[arrowryan]

I'd like to see Hugh Davis get an offer

 

[BobbyMac]

I'd like to see Hugh Davis get an offer

Hugh Davis would like to see Hugh Davis get an offer too!

 

[jspags10pg]

Hugh Davis would like to see Hugh Davis get an offer too

Didn't know Hugh Davis was buddies with Steve Vasturia.

 

[ND Fan Vancouver]

So what's the schedule like? Do they practise today at all or workout?

 

[BobbyMac]

Perfect weather today and tomorrow (For recruiting FL, GA, & TX guys at least) 87 today and 92 tomorrow... w/ low humidity to boot. Thank goodness.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great day for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IrishInvasion?src=hash">#IrishInvasion</a> <a href="https://t.co/JxJle5nrZx">pic.twitter.com/JxJle5nrZx</a></p>— Dave Peloquin (@dpeloqu1) <a href="https://twitter.com/dpeloqu1/status/744221746211987456">June 18, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>