UNDER THE DOME
going to take 12.' And
then we'll go back into
another staff meeting,
and then 'John Smith' —
who runs a 4.2 [in the 40-
yard dash] and benches
700 pounds — is avail-
able to come up, and we
say, 'Okay, let's bring
him up.' I think ideally
12 to 15 are max, and we
always seem to go over
that.
"It just means that
everybody has to be on
top of it. It requires an
attention to every single
player — not just the re-
cruited players. … It's
a management issue.
That's why there has to
be a cap on the official
visits, because it doesn't
end with them. You
have to spend quality
time with the guys that
are already committed,
and then there are go-
ing to be some guys that
haven't offered yet that
you need to spend time
with.
"That's where we al-
ways get into a lengthy
conversation about the
number of kids that we
have up."
Oh, and by the way …
the coaching staff can't
forget during the week
that there is an actual
game to be played.
For the 2011 Notre
Dame-USC game, the
Irish featured an epic of-
ficial visit weekend with
15 prospects, many of
them the most coveted
prospects in the nation.
They included future
Georgia stars such as
offensive lineman John
Theus and running back
Keith Marshall, Oregon
defensive lineman Arik
Armstead, USC starting
offensive lineman Zach
Banner, Houston star
receiver Deontay Green-
berry (who tried to turn
pro a year early) and his
cousin at cornerback Tee
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