Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP College Prep was able to take a summer trip to Notre Dame while doing a Midwest swing of Michi- gan and Ohio State. He may have not been prepared to narrow his list down upon heading back to the West Coast, but the Irish were able to make a strong enough impression on him that he plans on using an official visit to return to South Bend. Arkansas, Michigan, Texas and UCLA are among • Wide receiver Devon Allen of Phoenix Brophy Recruiting Notes the race. He admittedly keeps in contact with the Irish coaching staff the most out of the programs recruiting him. Since his visit to Notre Dame in mid-June, he has also taken trips to Alabama, Florida State, Georgia and Miami. He hasn't narrowed down his list of options yet, but still notes that he wants to get back to South Bend before making another move in his recruitment. RECRUITING RANKINGS Rankings as of Aug. 20 247SPORTS TEAM Rk. School 1. USC 2. Alabama 3. Michigan 4. Florida 10. Georgia 7. Ohio State 8. Clemson 9. LSU 5. Notre Dame 6. Auburn Commits 18 18 23 18 19 17 16 19 22 26 a season-opening 23-12 upset against Owensboro Catholic … The Eagles al- lowed the opponent to score two touch- downs in the last 2:32 of the game to lose its two-point lead. Next game — Owens- boro (1-0) COMMITMENT UPDATES · OL Hunter Bivin: Apollo (0-1) suffered Notre Dame's top wide receiver target, Alvin Bailey of Seffner, Fla., lists Notre Dame among his top five schools. PHOTO COURTESY INSIDETHEU.COM the programs he notes he'd like to officially visit. Allen is rated by 247Sports as the No. 23 wide receiver in the land, the No. 5 player in Arizona and the country's No. 212 overall prospect. • Seffner (Fla.) Armwood wide receiver Alvin Bai- Alexander is rated by 247Sports as the No. 4 cor- nerback in the land, the No. 7 player in Florida and the nation's No. 27 overall recruit. • Fresno (Calif.) San Joaquin Memorial cornerback ley took a visit to Notre Dame in late June and has since kept the Irish among the programs he's considering. While Central Florida and Florida look to have the edge going into the start of the season, Florida State, Georgia and Notre Dame are all on the list of finalists for the nation's No. 24 wide receiver, the No. 31 player in Florida and the No. 213 overall recruit in the land according to 247Sports. • Wide receiver Jordan Cunningham, who is tabbed as the No. 30 wide receiver nationally, the No. 36 player in Florida and the country's No. 227 overall prospect by 247Sports, hasn't been able to make it to South Bend yet for a visit, but the Irish remain as a contender for his services. Miami and Stanford look to have the momen- Indianapolis Speedway junior wideout Justin Brent was the only Irish com- mit to experience a win in week one. He plans on attending every Notre Dame home game this season. John Johnson is keeping his eyes open in the recruit- ing process and not turning away any programs, but there are four schools that have emerged as places he plans to take official visits to — Notre Dame, Oklahoma, UCLA and Washington. The 247Sports No. 15 cornerback, No. 23 player in California and No. 217 overall player nationally happens to be close friends with fellow cornerback and Fresno native L.J. Moore, who looks to be Notre Dame's best shot at landing another cornerback in the class and is set for an official visit for the Michi- gan game on Sept. 22. • Notre Dame cornerback commit Rashad Kinlaw, tum because he has visited both programs, but Alabama, Florida State, Notre Dame and Oklahoma State round out his list of top schools. • Cornerback MacKensie Alexander of Immo- kalee (Fla.) High doesn't say much on the recruiting front, but it's evident that Notre Dame is still in www.BLUEANDGOLD.com (1-0) defeated Lapel 49-2 … Hauled in three touchdown receptions (14, 11 and six yards) … Irish will be represented at his next game in Lucas Oil Stadium (home of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts). Next game — Scecina Memorial (1-0) · LB Jaylon Smith: Bishop Luers (0-1) · WR Justin Brent (2014): Speedway couldn't fight off Snider in a 10-7 loss … Held to 31 yards on eight carries for the Knights. Next game — Northrop (0-1) OFFICIAL VISIT LIST who is listed by 247Sports as the No. 14 athlete nationally, the No. 8 prospect in New Jersey and the No. 160 overall player in the country, is recovering from a fractured fibula that he suffered during the Team USA tournament in Texas. He had to miss time during his junior campaign as well for the same injury, but he's expected to fully recover this time around as well. — Jason Sapp Sept. 22: Michigan LB Michael Deeb — committed RB Jamel James — committed DB Cole Luke — offered DB L.J. Moore — offered WR Juwaan Williams — offered DB Priest Willis — offered LB Isaac Savaiinaea — committed to Stanford Oct. 13: Stanford PRESEASON 2012 87 PHOTO COURTESY 247SPORTS