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ND's got something like 95 offers out, 7 have committed to ND, 21 are committed elsewhere that leaves 67 possibilities plus anybody who changes their mind and those yet to be offered. I imagine if Pat Flavin was offered he accept immediately. There a couple of others who would pounce an offer before any of the 67.
Kyle Brinzda had visited ND's campus previouslybut I don't think anyone really considered him a viable prospect as ND only has around 20 scholarships available and recently took a kicker and punter. ND has an inordinate number of Special Teams scholarships on the team now. Most people thought the new staff would do a better job of coaching Special Teams so performance could improve without new scholarship kickers. Obviously Kelly didn't agree and Brinzda happened quickly (as least in public).
Matthias Farley also seemed to come out of nowhere. IrishEnvy started a profile on him the day after he was offered by ND. Three of the four recruiting services didn't have a profile for him or have him on their listed of interested prospects. Scout didn't have an article on Farley until he committed. Obviously the staff had contact with these prospects but it doesn't all get reported. The situation is fluid.
Of the 67 outstanding the most probable to me would be Ben Koyack or DaVaris Daniels. Both have been involved with ND for some time, both have been to campus, both were at the Blue & Gold game and got to see the differences between the Weis Offense and the Kelly Offense first hand. From reports both were impressed but didn't pull the trigger. The assumption is they wanted to go home and digest things rather then make a commitment during an emotional high. Reasonable to me.
After them Aaron Lynch is probable but I thought he wanted to make his decision before his senior season starts, not now. When a prospect states a timeframe for making his decision we put that in his Profile here. Chris Rock is another possibility but I don't recall reading a timeframe for him.