Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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2015 RECRUITING ISSUE BY MATT CARTER It is not always easy being in the spotlight, but if you are going to play football for Notre Dame then you bet- ter get used it. Forestville (Md.) Bishop McNamara head coach Keith Gogani- ous knows that firsthand. Goganious is not a former Irish player, but he did play for a high-pro- file, national-brand program at Penn State and was a third-round draft pick for the Buffalo Bills in 1992. He spent five years in the NFL. Goganious, a native of Virginia Beach, Va., knows that the local high school football followers pay special close attention to the regional pros- pects destined for a power five-cali- ber program. Such was the case with Notre Dame signee and Bishop McNa- mara corner Ashton White. "That's part of the deal when you are one of the top players in your area. Everybody knows who you are," Go- ganious said. "It's something you got to get used to. I don't think it bothered him. He wanted to live up to the ex- pectations, and I guess the so-called reputation." Part of the territory with being bound for Notre Dame and playing on an island at corner like Bishop McNa- mara used White is you also become a target for other receivers trying to make a name for themselves. Gogani- ous noted that was an experience that should help prepare White for the an- nually challenging Irish schedule. "It's going to be that way when he Ashton White Brings ConfidenCe And MAturity to south Bend White, the nation's No. 75 cornerback according to Rivals.com, compiled 116 tackles and four intercep- tions over his final two prep seasons. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM