If the there is a top recruit in the country they will be in South Bend this weekend. Traditionally big time programs like to showcase schools when their rivals come to town and there is not a bigger rival than USC especially when it comes to recruiting. Irish commits, Trojan commits, the uncommitted even those who have committed to other schools all together are coming to South Bend for this game. It’s going to be the who’s who of prep list, top 100’s and All this, that’s and All Americans. I’m not just talking about seniors with official visits there are underclassmen taking unofficial visits as well.
For those who have already committed this is a fortifying game to strengthen their commitment. Even though no one who is verbal committed is on my radar as possibly changing their mind it is very important for them to be there. Those recruits will serve at ambassadors and recruiters to the other high school stars, who better to talk to these kids than their own peers. This is the perfect opportunity to grab some talent who are on the fence or even those who are standing on the other side of the fence.
Although there are too many recruits to talk about there are several I will be keeping my on the days following their visit. First is a recruit that I did not think much of until I saw him in a couple of camps this past summer including Nike the Opening. Currently Bryce Treggs Jr. is verbally committed to Cal, who got pounded by USC last week,
The new big fish on the market is recently USC de-commit Arik Armstead. At 6’7” 280+lbs Arik is a five star prospect on both the offensive and defensive lines. He has said he wants to play on defense in college as well as basketball. As talented as this kid is and he still has potential to grow physically and with technique he can play on the hop scotch team for all I care.
Shaq Thompson is a five star recruit in two positions; safety and running back. At 6’2”, 195lbs Shaq has offers from every and any program in the country but has yet to commit. As a junior he had rushing for 1882 yards and 25 touchdowns on only 164 carries, while racking up 54 tackles from his safety position. Like Bryce Treggs Jr. Thompson committed to California. We are hoping Treggs continues to follow suit and de commits from California like Thompson has.
Basically it’s all hands on deck this weekend for recruiting; coaches, players, administrators, faculty, students, and fans. In addition to the class of 2012 visitors there are a number of recruits from the class of 2013 who are revving up their recruiting cycle and will be in attendance. After listening to current Notre Dame Players and hearing about their memories of the Irish vs. Trojans games before they committed to their school there may be ten and twelve year olds watching TV this weekend forming their loyalties to one camp or another.
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