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FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP • CB Julian Love: Had 10 tackles and 220 all-purpose yards for LaGrange Park (Ill.) Nazareth Academy (3-0) in a 56-28 rout of Chicago St. Patrick (2-1). Next game: at Woodstock (Ill.) Marian Central Catholic (3-0). • OL Josh Lugg: The junior had 10 pancake blocks for Wexford (Pa.) North Allegheny (1-1) in a 28-14 loss as at Gibsonia (Pa.) Pine-Richland (2-0). Next game: Pittsburgh Central Catholic (2-0). • DE Adetokunbo Ogundeji: Tallied four tackles for Walled Lake (Mich.) Central (0-3) in a 28-14 loss to Walled Lake (Mich.) Northern (2-1) at home. Next game: vs. Waterford (Mich.) Kettering (2-1). • DE Julian Okwara: Totaled 13 tackles and one sack in Charlotte (N.C.) Ardrey Kell's (2-2) 41-37 loss to Cornelius (N.C.) Hough (4-0). Next game: at Charlotte (N.C.) West Mecklenburg (3-2). • S Spencer Perry: Played for Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy (2-1) in a 49-7 blowout of Cocoa (Fla.) High (0-3), but didn't record any stats. Next game: at Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic (2-0). • LS John Shannon: Didn't play for Loyola Academy (3-1) because of injury. Next game: Oak Park (Ill.) Fenwick (1-2). • WR Kevin Stepherson: Caught six passes for 59 yards in a Jacksonville (Fla.) First Coast's 41-0 loss at Miami Central (2-1). Next game: Jacksonville (Fla.) Arlington Country Day (0-2). • TE Brock Wright: The junior hauled in one pass for 15 yards in a 14-7 win for Cy-Fair (Texas) Cypress (1-1) at Houston Cypress Creek (1-1). Next game: vs. Cypress (Texas) Cypress Springs (2-0). Recruiting Notes • One of Notre Dame's top targets on the board is taking a wait-and-see approach with his recruitment. Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) High three-star safety Devin Studstill told Blue & Gold Illustrated that he likes both Notre Dame and Miami, but he wants to see how things go this season before taking the next step in the process. "I'm in no rush," Studstill said. "I want to make my decision as late as possible. I want to see how every- thing plays out. I want to see what coaches are still there, what players are still there, because that's all going to help me make my decision." Studstill, who is ranked as the No. 43 athlete in the country and the No. 63 prospect in the state of Florida by Rivals, was in South Bend for the Irish Invasion in June. He will return to campus for an official visit Oct. 17 to see Notre Dame face USC. "That's the only visit that I have lined up," he said. "I'm not sure who will be coming with me or which parent it will be, but we'll see." Miami, like Notre Dame, is a school that Studstill has visited in the past, and according to the safety prospect, the local Hurricanes are using a similar pitch as the Irish to get him back on campus. "They have said the same thing as Notre Dame," Studstill said. "They need guys in the secondary. You would get to play early, and that there's not a lot of depth at the position. Really, it's the same as Notre Dame." While Studstill admits that early playing time is something that he will consider, he claims that he's more interested in which coaches will be in place when he signs. "It's not a main decision," Studstill explained. "But I want to see what coaches leave, and what players get hurt. I want to see how teams do. It's more than, 'I just want to go to this school no matter what.' I just have to see what school is the best for me." The 6-1, 183-pound Studstill is also hearing from West Virginia, North Carolina and Louisville.

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