Last Week, Jeff Baumhower from Scout.com > NCAA > Notre Dame says (in Final Push) Heading into the last recruiting weekend prior to signing day, Notre Dame will host one of the largest groups of recruits the campus has seen all year. The Irish currently have 17 commitments for the 2010 recruiting class, but the Notre Dame coaching staff would certainly like to build on t...

Last Month, Jeff Baumhower from Scout.com > NCAA > Notre Dame says (in Badger satisfied with hire) Safety Chris Badger from Timpview High School (Provo, Utah) is one of five recruits in Notre Dame’s 2010 recruiting class that will graduate early and enroll at Notre Dame in less than a month.

2 Months Ago, topix.net says (in Brian Kelly Could Land ND Coaching Job) Could the Notre Dame football job be down to a one horse race? Cincinnatia s Brian Kelly might have a chance to close the deal Tuesday when he interviews for the gig in New York.

And Bill Greene from SuperPrep.com says (in The Brian Kelly Effect On Ohio Recruiting) Brian Kelly takes over officially next Monday as the next head football coach at Notre Dame. Kelly has had amazing success at every stop in his coaching career, and there's no reason to think that won't continue with the Fighting Irish. Bill Greene looks at how the hiring of Kelly could chang...

And Allen Trieu from SuperPrep.com says (in Recruiting Already Underway at ND) On the same day that Brian Kelly was named the new head coach of Notre Dame, two juniors who were on Cincinnati's offer list were given some good news from the future Irish staff.

And Jeff Baumhower from Scout.com > NCAA > Notre Dame says (in The Coaching Effect: Defensive Commitments) Another day and another flurry of rumors concerning various candidates Notre Dame is pursuing to fill its head coaching vacancy. Although Notre Dame doesn’t have a head coach at this time, it does have nine defensive players that have committed to the Irish. Will the new coach be able to sec...

And Tommy Craggs from Deadspin says (in Brian Kelly Will Coach The Fighting Irish, According To Writing Irish) In the most Irish piece of breaking news ever, a man named Sean O'Shea at something called IrishCentral.com is reporting that Cincinnati's Brian Kelly will indeed be the new coach of Notre Dame. [IrishCentral.com]

And Brandon Huffman from SuperPrep.com says (in Badger Still Solid to Irish) Provo (Utah) Timpview safety Chris Badger said the coaching change at Notre Dame doesn't affect his commitment to the Irish...