Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BY MATT JONES W h i l e c o a c h i n g P o p Wa r n e r football the past two years, Jordan Pouncey said he's encountered some players who don't want to be on the field. That lack of motivation, he said, has caused him incredible frustration. "It's like trying to solve the world's biggest jigsaw puzzle," Pouncey said. F o r t u n a t e l y f o r t h e Wi n t e r Park (Fla.) High School coaches who work with Pouncey, the 6-3, 182-pound senior seems to be the exact opposite. The three-star wide receiver — who committed to Notre Dame at the Irish Invasion in June — is extremely coachable, Winter Park offensive coordinator Kit Hill said. "He comes to the field with a great attitude, always striving to learn something more and make him that much better," Hill said. "He doesn't feel like his skill set is where it needs to be, and he comes out there on a day-to-day basis trying to improve that skill set to make him the best possible receiver he can be." T h a t ' s g o o d n e w s f o r I r i s h coaches. Pouncey picked the Irish over Alabama, Auburn, Duke, Florida, G e o r g i a , S o u t h C a r o l i n a a n d Tennessee. He was the first wide receiver to commit to Notre Dame for the class of 2017. He pulled the trigger and pledged to Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly at the 50-yard line in Notre Dame Stadium while the Irish Invasion was concluding. "It's taken so much stress off of me because now I can focus on my high school team and focus on winning a state championship," Pouncey said. Pouncey plays both ways at Winter Park. Some schools were pursuing him as a defensive back, but he projects as a wide receiver at Notre Dame. Irish running backs coach Autry D e n s o n f a c t o re d h e a v i l y i n t o Pouncey's decision, the player said. When Pouncey decided he was ready to commit, his mother, Erica, called Denson to assure the coach that she was on board with her son's decision. "When I first started getting re c ru i t e d b y N o t re D a m e , b y Coach Denson, I noticed that we really have a good relationship. I know that I can go to him about anything," Pouncey said. According to The Orlando Sentinel, Pouncey had 17 catches for 515 Sunshine State Wide Receiver Commits At The Irish Invasion COMMITMENT PROFILE JORDAN POUNCEY