'12 FL TE Kent Taylor (Florida Verbal)

[Ironman8]

Tony Alford visited his high school recently.....he said he likes the attention of all the schools coming to visit....sounds like he will milk this process no matter what.

Just to add on, he loves Alford (who doesn't), and we will probably get an OV.

 

[GBdomer]

Penn State and Florida are the two out in front.

 

[Ricochet]

Penn State and Florida are the two out in front.

He'd be nuts to go to PSU for many reasons but in Florida with Weis you know there QB is going to get the ball to the TE.

 

[GBdomer]

He'd be nuts to go to PSU for many reasons but in Florida with Weis you know there QB is going to get the ball to the TE.

Penn State was his childhood favorite.

 

[Riddickulous]

TE is the least of our worries, right now. We can easily afford to skip one in this class.

Next year we'll go hard after Adam Breneman.

 

[TerryTate]

Florida

 

[Irish Man3]

No surprise. Good pick up.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

Weis sure likes tight ends..

(No pun intended)

 

[beryirish]

Weis sure likes tight ends..

(No pun intended)

His jealousy is getting in the way of his recruiting.....good pickup for them though

 

[GBdomer]

We reached out to Kent but wont make any moves until Florida hires an OC. per jake brown

 

[Grahambo]

We reached out to Kent but wont make any moves until Florida hires an OC. per jake brown

Says something about him wanting to see how the new OC will utilize a TE. Can only help us that Eifert set the ND record for receptions.

 

[Irish YJ]

Would love to pick up this guy. I know we have young talent, but adding to depth is critical if Eifert leaves.

 

[Irish Man3]

Makes me wonder why McNamara was passed up.

Taylor is a stud though.

 

[NYIrish14]

Why are we reaching out after we passed on McNamara?

 

[Ndaccountant]

Why are we reaching out after we passed on McNamara?

IMO it has to deal with different skill sets. IIRC, Taylor was more of a blocker than catcher, though he was good in both. Where as Taylor is the opposite.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

IMO it has to deal with different skill sets. IIRC, Taylor was more of a blocker than catcher, though he was good in both. Where as Taylor is the opposite.

lol Taylor

 

[BeauBenken]

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Someone mentioned he looked like Thad Castle. I lol'd.

 

[PANDFAN]

Notre Dame is trying to make a late push for Florida four-star TE commit Kent Taylor

 

[Irishman77]

why?

 

[PANDFAN]

why?

per 24/7

 

[BleedBlueGold]

Exactly, why? They supposedly didn't offer McNamara because of the assumption Eifert is sticking around. Wasn't McNamara higher on the staff's board for the TE position?

 

[PANDFAN]

Exactly, why? They supposedly didn't offer McNamara because of the assumption Eifert is sticking around. Wasn't McNamara higher on the staff's board for the TE position?

Rivals: , TE #1
Scout: , TE #1

Who knows what is going on behind the lines w/ Eifert

 

[BleedBlueGold]

Rivals: , TE #1
Scout: , TE #1

Who knows what is going on behind the lines w/ Eifert

I realize the rankings, but am I mistaken that the staff had McNamara ahead of Taylor in the TE position? If that's the case and the staff didn't even offer McNamara, why would they offer Taylor?

 

[PANDFAN]

I realize the rankings, but am I mistaken that the staff had McNamara ahead of Taylor in the TE position? If that's the case and the staff didn't even offer McNamara, why would they offer Taylor?

Taylor was a solid verbal to florida but since Weis took off he has been more willing to listen.

 

[BleedBlueGold]

Taylor was a solid verbal to florida but since Weis took off he has been more willing to listen.

That still isn't answering my question. Perhaps it's a question no one but the staff knows. But if I'm remembering correctly, I thought I read somewhere that Taylor McNamara was higher on the staff's board at the TE position than Kent Taylor. By all reports, McNamara had a great OV and was just waiting on an offer, which never came. Speculation lead many to believe that it was the result of Eifert possibly coming back and our depth at TE looking solid enough to move forward to 2013 w/o a TE this cycle. If the staff passed on their #1 TE target this year (assuming I remembered this correctly), then why would they go after their #2 target? Regardless of where Kent is ranked by 247/Rivals/Scout...if he's #2 on ND's board, he's #2 period. If they wanted a TE this cycle, why not go after McNamara eventhough he's now committed to OU?

Sorry for the confusion. I'm just trying to get some clarification on this situation and make sure I'm remembering this recruitment correctly. I could be dead wrong, and if that's the case, I apologize in advance.

 

[SirStrutsAlot]

maybe Eifert made his mind up after mcnamara committed to oklahoma and now the staff knows for sure we need a TE? of course idk, just sayin

 

[Domina Nostra]

Maybe McNamara was considered a possibility, where Taylor was not until Charlie left.

 

[rtrn2glory]

i was under the impression that taylor was always ranked higher than mcnamara

 

[BleedBlueGold]

i was under the impression that taylor was always ranked higher than mcnamara

Perhaps he was. I wasn't exactly sure, which is why I was asking.

 

[NDdomer2]

Regardless of who was ranked where. My thoughts are McNamara had a timetable of when he wanted to make his decision by and we couldn't meet it. Kent Taylor gives us the option of waiting for Eifert's decision where McNamara may not have.