Irish Commits at U.S. Army All American Bowl.

If you wanted to get  peak into the future of Notre Dame Football the US Army All American Bowl in San Antonio Texas was a great place to start.  The Irish had five commits playing in the game; linebacker Josh Barajas, linebacker Asmar Bilal, center Tristen Hoge, offensive tackle Jerry Tillery, and safety Nicco Fertitta.

Overall everyone played fairly well and for that matter played a lot of snaps.  All five Irish commits played on the West squad who won 39 - 36.

Trisen Hoge, nephew of former NFL star and current ESPN analyst Merril Hoge played every offensive down for the West.  Although I would not say he was overly dominant, his play was solid.  He was very impressive moving down field to make secondary blocks.  He also had great footwork and played well in space.

Jerry Tillery played a lot of snaps two spots down the line from Hoge at offensive tackle.  Tillery held his own against the best high school defensive line talent in the country.  Watch Tillery on the US Army All American Bowl Player Notes,Bowl Week blog HERE

Asmar Bilal moved well around the field and showed his potential at outside linebacker.  Bilal also recovered a fumble for the West.

Josh Barajas played more than his fair share on defense for the West.  Although most scouting services list him as an outside linebacker Barajas lined up in the middle for much of the game.  He mat have not made a ton of tackles he seemed to be in and around almost every running play.

Nicco Feritta played with a cast on his left wrist which did appear to hamper some of his play.  However Feritta played solid in coverage at times.

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