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UNDER THE DOME lowed 85 scholarships are filled. Right now, 78 spots for 2013 are taken, with the breakdown as follows: • 18 juniors, led by nose guard Louis Nix III. cluding USC transfer running back Amir Car- lisle. • 17 freshmen, includ- • 21 sophomores, in- the 10 fifth- or sixth- year candidates and/or three more recruits. Spots can always ing safety Chris Badger, who had been on a two- year Mormon mission. • 22 current verbal commitments for the February 2013 National Signing Day. Thus, there are seven open either via trans- fers or medical situa- tions, such as running back Cam Roberson and offensive lineman Brad Carrico having their football grants-in-aid this season moved to the general university medical fund because of serious injuries that prevented them from playing. There could even be spots remaining for a combination of either a potential defection among the current ver- bal commitments in re- cruiting, quite common- place last year — but Alphabetically, here were the 29 players honored on Senior Day versus Wake Forest, with asterisks denoting one more year of eligibility: SENIOR SALUTE Walk-on safety Blake Brelua Will linebacker Carlo Calabrese* Center Braxston Cave Long-snapper Jordan Cowart Tight end Tyler Eifert* Walk-on wide receiver Nick Fitzpatrick Will linebacker Dan Fox* Tight end Jake Golic* Guard/center Mike Golic Jr. Wide receiver John Goodman Defensive end Kapron Lewis Moore Walk-on offensive tackle Dennis Mahoney Offensive tackle Zack Martin* Safety Dan McCarthy Safety Zeke Motta Walk-on defensive end Grant Patton Running back/slot Theo Riddick Safety Chris Salvi Cornerback Will Salvi Safety Jamoris Slaughter Nose guard Tyler Stockton* Walk-on offensive tackle Matt Tansey Kicker Nick Tausch* Mike linebacker Manti Te'o Slot Robby Toma Punter Ben Turk Linebacker Kevin Walsh Offensive guard Chris Watt* Running back/slot Cierre Wood* less likely given Notre Dame's excellent 2012 campaign. "Winning helps in recruiting," head coach Brian Kelly said. "It also solidifies those commit- ments. We have a num- ber of mid-year enroll- ees that obviously are very excited about the direction of the football program. There is no mistaking that that kind of success helps you in recruiting." A record six recruits are planning to enroll in January: Ohio quarter- back Malik Zaire, Min- nesota wide receiver James Onwualu, Texas pass catcher Corey Rob-