BY LOU SOMOGYI
W
ith the 2014 regular
season completed
and National Signing
Day two months away,
it's time to assess the in-
ventory on Notre Dame's
2015 football roster.
Entering this Decem-
ber, here is where the
Fighting Irish stood for
2015 with its breakdown
of scholarship players:
• Twenty-one current
verbal commitments for
the 2015 recruiting class.
• Twenty-three fresh-
men (sophomores in
2015) — This includes
quarterback Montgom-
ery VanGorder, who
o r i g i n a l l y e n r o l l e d
as a walk-on but was
awarded a scholarship
in the summer.
• Twenty-two sopho-
mores (juniors in 2015)
— The most heralded
class in head coach Brian
UNDER THE DOME
THE NUMBERS CRUNCH
Fifth-year seniors are huge factors
in 2015 roster breakdown
Center Matt Hegarty (77) and guard Nick Martin (right) are two of the more likely players to return for a
fifth season in 2015.
PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA
