Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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OL Hunter Bivin 6-6 · 290 ✦ Apollo H.S. ✦ Owensboro, Ky. Notable: Born on Sept. 4, 1994 … Listed with a 350-pound bench press and 505-pound squat … Grew up as a Notre Dame fan by watching "Rudy" and remembers running back Julius Jones (1999-2003) as his favorite Fighting Irish player … Fondly recalls late father, Randy, who played football at the University of Evansville, tell him about Notre Dame's tradition … Plans to enroll in Mendoza College of Business. Rankings: Rated as a four-star recruit, the No. 1 player in Kentucky, the No. 4 offensive tackle in the nation and the No. 43 overall prospect in the class of 2013 by 247Sports … Listed as a four-star recruit, the No. 2 player in Kentucky, the No. 12 offensive tackle in the country and the No. 162 overall player nationally by Rivals.com … A four-star prospect, the No. 14 offensive tackle in the country and the No. 184 overall recruit according to Scout. com … Ranked as a four-star recruit, the No. 2 player in Kentucky, the No. 5 offensive tackle nationally and the No. 45 prospect in the Southeast by ESPNU. Statistics: Played on three straight football teams that finished 2-9 — and that 6-27 mark might be the worst three-year high school stretch by an incoming Notre Dame player since 1981-83, when 1987 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown's Dallas Wilson teams were 4-25-1 … Started on Apollo Eagles basketball team that reached the Sweet 16 of Kentucky's single class state tournament in 2012 … Later that spring won the Kentucky 3A state title in shot put with a hurl of 55 feet, 3.75 inches. Honors: Honorable mention All-American selection on Parade magazine's 57-man team … Was a second-team selection on 247Sports' 2013 All-America team … Associated Press and Louisville CourierJournal Kentucky all-state lineman … The Lexington Herald-Leader named him to the 2012 Class of the Commonwealth squad as one of the top 22 seniors in Kentucky. All-Star Games And Camps: Selected for the Best of the Bluegrass Kentucky all-star game in December … Selected as captain for his team in the Under Armour All-America Game Jan. 4 in St. Petersburg, Fla., while getting singled out by former NFL head coach Herman Edwards as the best offensive lineman at the event. Brian Kelly's Comments: "A young man with great versatility on the offensive line. He played tackle [in high school], and he moved to center in the all-star game and played flawlessly at that position." High School Coach Dan Crume's Comments: "He was mostly a tackle for us and also played defense and did the long snapping. He did play center for a few plays, and he can play guard as well. When he came in as a freshman he played tight end, and I've been told we even had formations [prior to Crume's arrival] where he lined up at receiver." Tom Lemming Of Prep Football Report: "He has long arms, quick feet and terrific athletic ability. All he needs is to get a little meaner and tougher. If he does that, he has unlimited potential." Recruitment: Committed to Notre Dame on March 24, 2012, with several others during his junior day visit … After receiving all his offers in February 2012, narrowed his final five to Auburn, Georgia, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Wisconsin, but quickly selected the Fighting Irish and took no other visits … Primary recruiters were offensive line coach Harry Hiestand and offensive coordinator Chuck Martin …