Notre Dame coaches are not the only ones trying to convince running back Milton Knox, who's visiting Notre Dame this weekend, that South Bend is the place for him. Commits Dayne Crist and Joseph Fauria are also pushing Knox hard to join them with the Irish. "Am I recruiting Milton Knox? You'd have to be crazy to think I'm not," Crist said. "But this really goes past recruiting because he is one of my best friends." More...
After the update Notre Dame is still sitting at the top of the Team Rankings, but Alabama and Georgia are hot on our heels. Notre Dame reeled in four 5-star recruits: Michael Floyd, Kyle Rudolph, Dayne Crist, and Ethan Johnson. More...
Dayne called Mike Frank to have him let ND fans know there is absolutely no truth to any of the rumors that he is visiting or even remotely considering other schools. It's sad that recruiting has come to this. More...
A run down of all our commits and how they fared. More...
Rakes of Mallow has a nice recap of each recruits performance in the game today. Wide receiver Michael Floyd had a big day with 118 yards on 4 catches and two touchdowns. John Goodman also caught a 25-yard touchdown. More...
Top-rated recruiting class offers Notre Dame hope. More...
Dayne Crist (Sherman Oaks, Calif./Notre Dame), ranked No. 30 in the ESPN 150. The Notre Dame commit threw for 16 TDs and 2,178 yards and ran for 4 TDs and 454 yards this season. More...
Via the Chicago Tribune’s Brian Hamilton, here’s some great stuff about the strength of the commitments among ND’s 2008 recruiting class: "Dayne Crist is a part-time Christmas tree salesman in Southern California and a full-time committed recruit for the Notre Dame football team ..." More...
Sorry for the cheesy title. Just passing along the news that Dayne Crist has been named one of five finalists for the 2008 U.S. Army Player of the Year award. The winner will be announced on January 4, the evening before the Army All-American Game. More...
It's been open season on Irish recruits all year long, with each mounting loss providing an opportunity for opposing teams (and perhaps a few recruiting websites) to ramp up the heat on the 21 players currently committed to ND. It's still a long way until National Signing Day, and who knows what will happen. One thing I've come to accept is that there is no sure thing in recruiting and things can change in an instant. Still, if you're looking for More...