'11 TX CB Bennett Okotcha (Transfer from OU)

[johnnykillz]

Sweet! Nice pick-up!

 

[JughedJones]

Welcome Bennett!

We're all real excited to watch you help bring the Irish back to glory.

Let's do this!

 

[military_irish]

Nice I went to the store and come back to this. Welcome aboard.

I might take another trip to the store, maybe more news will come

 

[CanadianIrish]

Addresses my concern about lack of recruiting with the DBs, I like it.

 

[tadman95]

Big DB's with some speed. How do you spell it? Oh yea......PAIN!

 

[InKellyITrust]

It's always great when you can add an additional CB.

How many scholarships do we have left? Enough for Ishaq, French and Huggins?

 

[aubeirish]

This guy is big time. He is very underrated. Another sleeper. This class is coming along real nice if you ask me.

 

[Irish Man3]

It's always great when you can add an additional CB.

How many scholarships do we have left? Enough for Ishaq, French and Huggins?

We have plenty of room for the three of those athletes.

 

[NewEnglandGuy]

Is being interviewed on ISD Power Hour right now...

 

[Rocket's Rocket Fan]

This is awesome to hear. Welcome to the family Bennett.

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

Welcome Bennett! Go Irish!

 

[Me2SouthBend]

Love it. Bennett, welcome to the family. Anyone have an idea how this might impact the recruitment of Miles Shuler? I believe he was being looked at for DB. The train kept a rolling!

 

[Dacian_Irish]

This is such a great pick up! We needed another CB. Sweet!

 

[briany]

Okotcha is closer to 6'1" & he runs a low 4.4 in the 40 (saw him at the TX camp). There wasn't another DB who could beat him in the 40. Super competitive, goes & gets the ball & will drop the hammer on WR's. As for playoff numbers, he had quite a few tackles, but no one threw at him. I saw him walk down Brandon Carter from the opposite side of the field in the Trinity game on Friday (Carter is an OU WR commit). Okotcha is a stud!!!

 

[jmurphy75]

Great googa mooga! Hell of a get, this kid is going to be a shut down corner

 

[ND NYC]

said he decommitted Wiscy b/c he wanted to come to play in South Bend beacuse it was warmer than Madison Wisconsin

 

[shortnd]

SPEED SPEED SPEED. something our D has lacked.

 

[gspjeb]

love that he was recently offered by Oklahoma and passed on them for the Irish!.....great pick up

 

[mgriff]

Speed! Nice pickup and I'm very happy to see we are still filling our secondary needs.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All aboard the paintrain!

 

[TerryTate]

Holy ****.

 

[ND NYC]

Holy ****.

agree---he should be a 4 star

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

So Bennett is 6' and runs a 4.47.

He plays for one the best high schools in the country. He plays the stiffest competition.

Yet he has a 3*.

Well you know what, I'd take this kid if he were a 0*.

He and Cam are both getting screwed by the recruiting sites.
And they are both gonna make those sites look stupid.

Watch out guys, Kelly's doin work!

 

[IrishMoore1]

it doesn't make sense because ESPN rates him a 3 star, yet the ESPN evaluation says he's an underrated prospect...

??

 

[BearGB]

it doesn't make sense because ESPN rates him a 3 star, yet the ESPN evaluation says he's an underrated prospect...

??

Thought the exact same thing. Dumb comment or rating by them.

 

[Rack Em]

Possible recruiting pipeline? It's great to start establishing our presence in Texas.

Welcome to the family Bennett. Another great, underrated addition to this class. Gotta love the guys that commit to ND site unseen. Always keepers.

 

[woolybug25]

I am usually not excited about "underrated" players (usually take the "i'll wait and see" approach), but this kid will play at Notre Dame, and oh yes.... he will play early too.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

I am usually not excited about "underrated" players (usually take the "i'll wait and see" approach), but this kid will play at Notre Dame, and oh yes.... he will play early too.

Anyone know if he is an EE?

 

[NDinL.A.]

love that he was recently offered by Oklahoma and passed on them for the Irish!.....great pick up

That was just a rumor...Oklahoma never offered him.

 

[aubeirish]

So Bennett is 6' and runs a 4.47.

He plays for one the best high schools in the country. He plays the stiffest competition.

Yet he has a 3*.

Well you know what, I'd take this kid if he were a 0*.

He and Cam are both getting screwed by the recruiting sites.
And they are both gonna make those sites look stupid.

Watch out guys, Kelly's doin work!

The reason why he is only a 3 stars is because he a late bloomer(physically). There is no doubt that this kid is a 4 stars. This is awesome.