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football recruiting Florida Express last year, and he's truly the talented wide receiver Sept. 16 and an amazing kid on and off the field," immediately vaulted into his top five Goetz said. "I didn't realize until the along with Florida, Florida State, Miend of our season last summer that he ami and USC. There are only a handful had just graduated eighth grade. In of programs that have the tradition to fact, I was shocked because he was so match what takes place in South Bend, dynamic on the field playing against and Bruce recognizes that. mostly 10th and 11th graders. Off the "Notre Dame is that school that you field, there are few want to get an offer kids as nice and from," Bruce said. humble as Sam. "Everyone has seen "This year, Sam the movie 'Rudy,' was one of 300 kids and everyone trying out for our knows what the traseven-on-seven dition is like there, team, and he made but it's a pretty a huge impression crazy feeling when on me and the nuyou finally get that merous writers at offer. It definitely stood out a little the tryout back in when I first got it. February. "Growing up in "He went on to Florida, everyone be our most dywants to hear from namic player on a Miami, Florida and team that had sevFlorida State. Those eral major recruits, are the big three including Quincy Wilson [Florida Bruce, the nephew of 15-year NFL wide receiver schools in the state, commit], Sony Mi- Isaac Bruce, accounted for 638 all-purpose yards and if you get those chel [Georgia com- and five touchdowns in a part-time role as a offers, that's when mit], Ermon Lane freshman at Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) University you know that you can play ball. I've [Florida commit] School last season. photo courtesy 247sports heard from those and many more. We're excited about Sam's potential and three since I was real young, I've gotten are really looking forward to having letters and I've been to games there, but him play with us for the next two years. the Notre Dame offer was different. All I can't wait to see him get even better that tradition and, like, it's Notre Dame. by the time he graduates. It wouldn't There really isn't much more you need surprise me if he was the top athlete to say. It felt real cool." Irish running backs coach and state of and the most dynamic playmaker in the Florida recruiter Tony Alford has been 2016 class." Notre Dame extended an offer to Bruce's primary contact over the past