'11 CA ATH George Atkinson III (Signed Notre Dame LOI)

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Have to think that his play today probably hurt his stock some. It is too bad because he will be playing WR for us, not DB.
 
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jason_h537 said:
Have to think that his play today probably hurt his stock some. It is too bad because he will be playing WR for us, not DB.
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Who cares? (I know you're just stating it...not directed at you jasonh) The truth of the matter is that GAIII is a complete stud and we are getting a baller. During the week he had some great practices despite the fact that he's more comfortable on offense. If the recruiting services are stupid enough to drop him because he was placed out of position, so be it. Sucks for those of us who follow recruiting, but as long as he stays solid to ND, we all know we have a gem here with mad speed and loads of potential...
 
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Atkinsons Host Kelly
On Sunday afternoon, Notre Dame Head Coach Brian Kelly stopped by the home of Josh and George Atkinson (Livermore, Calif./Granada) to pay a visit to the Notre Dame commits.* Tonight, I had the opportunity to speak with Josh Atkinson about the visit.

“It went real good,” Atkinson said of his sit down with Kelly and Mike Denbrock.* “They rolled up fancy in a Mercedes Benz.* We got to go over a lot of things recruiting wise, and what to expect when we get up there.”

Atkinson will have to begin preparing for his departure in the near future.* “I just found out tonight that we actually fly out like two days after we graduate, so I gotta start saying my goodbyes now,” joked the 6-foot-0 cornerback.

One of the biggest factors working in Notre Dame’s favor in Josh Atkinson’s recruitment was the depth chart situation at cornerback.* Kelly and Atkinson talked about the opportunities that await the Granada standout.* “He told me to be ready to play as a freshman,” Atkinson explained.* “That’s one of the things that I really liked about Notre Dame and why I chose Notre Dame.* I’m ready to get on the field and I am going to work hard to get there.”

The twins will be able to continue their close bond next fall, although there will undoubtedly be some stepped up competition between the two. *“George and I are going to room together,” said the Granada cornerback.* “That will be nice.* But Coach Kelly talked about how fun it was going to be practicing one-on-one with my brother.* That will be exciting, I can’t wait for that.”

Kelly and his hosts also spent some time relaxing and watching football.* “We sat for a little bit and watched the Patriots game,” noted Atkinson.* “We talked about what they were trying to do on defense, stuff like that.* We were just having fun conversations about football.* My dad really likes him.”

With Signing Day fast approaching, Atkinson’s excitement about his future only grows.* “It’s almost here,” Atkinson exclaimed.* “Coach Denbrock is going to come by in a couple of weeks and explain how that is going to go (Signing Day events).* We are going to be down in Texas for the all-star game, so we will have to figure out how that is going to work.* But it is coming up real quick.

“I won’t have to worry about any more rumors,” he continued.* “I’m realizing my dreams are coming true and I am closer to being a part of a big time program.* I can’t wait!”

The Granada standout also realizes this weekend’s recruiting news is going to have a big impact on his future as well.* He spoke briefly about the commitment of Aaron Lynch and Ishaq Williams to the Notre Dame program.

“It’s going to be a tremendous help for our defense,” Atkinson said of the front four talent that also includes Stephon Tuitt, Ben Councell, Anthony Rabasa, Brad Carrico, and Tony Springmann.* “Our defensive line is going to be getting after the quarterback.* That means more bad throws for us to make a play on and get turnovers.* It helps us make plays in the secondary.* It’s a big step to being an overall great defense that has speed and can get after it and make plays.”

In the meantime, Atkinson is preparing to play in the Team USA vs. The World all-star game down in Austin, Texas.* That game will be played on National Signing Day (February 2, 2011), but before the game the players will have a big event where everyone in the game will be able to fax off their letters of intent to the schools of their choice.* Also joining Atkinson in Austin will be his brother George, DE Stephon Tuitt, OL Matt Hegarty, and current Irish running back recruit Savon Huggins.
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NDinL.A. said:
Who cares? (I know you're just stating it...not directed at you jasonh) The truth of the matter is that GAIII is a complete stud and we are getting a baller. During the week he had some great practices despite the fact that he's more comfortable on offense. If the recruiting services are stupid enough to drop him because he was placed out of position, so be it. Sucks for those of us who follow recruiting, but as long as he stays solid to ND, we all know we have a gem here with mad speed and loads of potential...
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I am saying this is one of the things that bother about Rivals (besides only having 1 scout for all of CA), and Devon Blackmon pointed it out. Blackmon was interviewed by Rivals and said that he will be playing WR in college, every school wants him at WR, he is working on playing WR, but they keep evaluating him as an athlete. Then knock him down because he is limited at RB or DB.
 
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I watched those videos of AIII and my goodness gracious this guy is good!! Who knows how high his ceiling is?? AIII is one of the guys in this class for whom it is possible that Kelly looks at in the Summer and says: this guy's as good as TJ and Theo right now. Or, lord, maybe I need to think of him running the ball some. I'm not claiming that will happen, just that AIIIs apparent skill set is huge.
 
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Guys...who gives a **** about the ratings!
We know we have a whole class full of STUDS coming in. RKGs baby.
Coaches will have a field day prepping these guys. I got a feeling this class will play in more than one BCS bowl game.
 
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ND in CT said:
He didn't play well at the AAA game, whatever though.
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That's because he played safety. He won't play safety in college, but they still decided to rate him based off of that. Stupid. But you know, they also bumped plenty of our guys, so it's not an ND bias or anything...it's just one group's opinion. #4 overall is pretty damn good (although I could see us dropping if we don't pick up anyone else and other teams get some late additions).

At the very least, we're guaranteed a top 10 class, which is huge...
 
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I'm very confident George will prove he is not "just a 3 star player" on the field.
 
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NDinL.A. said:
That's because he played safety. He won't play safety in college, but they still decided to rate him based off of that. Stupid. But you know, they also bumped plenty of our guys, so it's not an ND bias or anything...it's just one group's opinion. #4 overall is pretty damn good (although I could see us dropping if we don't pick up anyone else and other teams get some late additions).

At the very least, we're guaranteed a top 10 class, which is huge...
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I agree with everything you just wrote.
 
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Cool stuff. Don't know about anyone else, but I see a topic on a commit pop up out of nowhere the day before NSD and my heart jumps a beat.

Good find, though, TT. Thanks for passing it along.
 
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