'18 IL ATH Houston Griffith (Notre Dame Early Enrollee)

[koonja]

Hats off to the staff. They put in work and a lot of miles on this one. They deserved to get him.

Even Todd Lyght. Sometimes you don't have to be the best salesman if you're willing to put in the effort to make someone feel important.

 

[GATTACA!]

Please be KG

 

[dublinirish]

Hats off to the staff. They put in work and a lot of miles on this one. They deserved to get him.

Even Todd Lyght. Sometimes you don't have to be the best salesman if you're willing to put in the effort to make someone feel important.

FSU shitting the bed this year is probably the real clincher here tbf

 

[koonja]

FSU shitting the bed this year is probably the real clincher here tbf

Yeah, that opened the door. But we capitalized and a lot of other staffs who would love to have him didn't.

We had our foot in the door and kicked it down. We visited him like 4 times in Florida over 2 weeks time.

 

[NDdomer2]

So safety or CB? Or both? Driskell believes he has elite upside at safety. A safety duo of Allen and Griffith would be hard to pass up, but I'm interested to see what he has at CB.

the edit ND made for him said Safety, but seems like with bringing two for sure safeties in this class plus Gillman being eligible that ND can afford to put him at CB for now.

 

[Cackalacky]

I was dunked on by KG in high school. True story. The memory still comes to me in my sleep and it wakes me.

 

[zelezo vlk]

I was dunked on by KG in high school. True story. The memory still comes to me in my sleep and it wakes me.

Did he whisper honey nut cheerios in your ear afterwards?

 

[connor_in]

I was dunked on by KG in high school. True story. The memory still comes to me in my sleep and it wakes me.

Ah HA! I so understand more about you now! This explains sooooo much

 

[BeauBenken]

I was dunked on by KG in high school. True story. The memory still comes to me in my sleep and it wakes me.

Cackalacky:

 

[Ndaccountant]

FSU shitting the bed this year is probably the real clincher here tbf

Weren't they 1-3 when he committed to them?

 

[dublinirish]

Weren't they 1-3 when he committed to them?

yeah but include the coaching change and the falling apart of their class due to their 2017 record. Folks on ISD said "playing for a winner" is a big deal to Griffith.

 

[Me2SouthBend]

I was dunked on by KG in high school. True story. The memory still comes to me in my sleep and it wakes me.

Did he whisper honey nut cheerios in your ear afterwards?

No, he rubbed his honey nut cheerios on his ear when he dunked on him.

 

[Ndaccountant]

yeah but include the coaching change and the falling apart of their class due to their 2017 record. Folks on ISD said "playing for a winner" is a big deal to Griffith.

Coaching change I buy. But calling ND a winner, and implying FSU is not, is something I personally would not do, especially in light of 2016.

 

[dublinirish]

Coaching change I buy. But calling ND a winner and implying FSU is not something I would personally do, especially in light of 2016.

kids have short term memories. look at the class that joined after the 2012 season. a bunch of those guys didn't really "get" ND beyond seeing the winning record.

 

[Luckylucci]

Jamie U raved about Griffith as a CB at the Opening. Where he was 1 on 1 covering some pretty special athletes. Alontae Taylor and Tommy Bush to name a couple. He thinks he can play CB at a high level in college.

However, even his HS coach moved him to S some this year. So, I'd bet they start him at CB in the Spring, which is the perfect time to get him some run there. And then go from there.

Either way, this is a huge win for ND.

 

[Domina Nostra]

Coaching change I buy. But calling ND a winner, and implying FSU is not, is something I personally would not do, especially in light of 2016.

I think it was more of a question of whether ND was headed in a downward spiral, and 2017 righted the ship.

On the other hand, 10-12 win per year FSU came down to earth.

 

[ndcoltsfan2010]

Just now reading this!!! Welcome to ND!!! Awesome!!! Made my day!!!

 

[Cackalacky]

Did he whisper honey nut cheerios in your ear afterwards?

More like he gleefully sang... "You got Posterized boiiiii"

 

[Rack Em]

Signed and is an EE. I can't link twitter from work so if someone could help a brotha out, that'd be great.

 

[Dizzyphil]

Signed and is an EE. I can't link twitter from work so if someone could help a brotha out, that'd be great.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NotreDame</a> gets the letter: Houston Griffith, consensus four-star safety -- <a href="https://t.co/gdNGOAv9vL">https://t.co/gdNGOAv9vL</a></p>— Notre Dame on NBC (@NDonNBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/NDonNBC/status/943479469817376768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[irishog77]

Signed and is an EE. I can't link twitter from work so if someone could help a brotha out, that'd be great.

Fun fact on something else Rack Em can't do:

-pee standing up

 

[Rack Em]

Fun fact on something else Rack Em can't do:

-pee standing up

It lets me read more

 

[KizerWilhelm]

I'll eat crow on this one, I never thought we'd see the day.

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

I didn't expect a return either, happy to see him on board. And excited for Elko to begin retooling his defense.

 

[BobbyMac]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">✍️ <a href="https://twitter.com/___HG3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@___HG3</a> is a special player with the opportunity to be an elite college DB. <br><br>Hailing from a football family, Houston will join the Irish in January ready to compete. <br> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoIrish?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoIrish</a> ☘ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IrishBouND18?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IrishBouND18</a> <a href="https://t.co/3nc063gLCm">pic.twitter.com/3nc063gLCm</a></p>— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/NDFootball/status/943476656760672256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[irishff1014]

I never thought i would see this. I was wrong here.

Glad we were the winners.

 

[Me2SouthBend]

Huge that he's joining them in Jan. The EE's in this class could be impactful next season.

 

[tko]

Fun fact on something else Rack Em can't do:

-pee standing up

I thoroughly enjoy sitting to pee, relaxing.

 

[NDinBoston]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kicking off the <a href="https://twitter.com/Rivals?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Rivals</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UAALLAMERICA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UAALLAMERICA</a> game coverage today<br><br>Top storylines to follow: <a href="https://t.co/kkIxA24TrE">https://t.co/kkIxA24TrE</a><br><br>5 teams with the most interest: <a href="https://t.co/K8F5Rzw6Vm">https://t.co/K8F5Rzw6Vm</a><br><br>Five who could earn 5th stars: <a href="https://t.co/FxWjENx2at">https://t.co/FxWjENx2at</a> <a href="https://t.co/PiuCLnMMC7">pic.twitter.com/PiuCLnMMC7</a></p>— Josh Helmholdt (@JoshHelmholdt) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshHelmholdt/status/946759930459099136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2017</a></blockquote>
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HOUSTON GRIFFITH
The situation: The Notre Dame signee has been a fixture on the national scene over the past year, climbing up the rankings all the way to No. 35 overall. His season at IMG Academy should have him more than ready to compete in Orlando.

Farrell’s take: “Griffith has the length, size and quickness to be special. We just want to see more explosion to the football and better coverage ability when he’s in one-on-one situations. He has a chance to be special, and if he puts it all together during the week he’s one of the guys I could see soaring up the rankings.”

 

[Luckylucci]

Very excited to see him get some reps at CB.