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During the bye week, wanted to highlight a couple of signees.

Recruiting Profile – Brad Kramer
	Brad Kramer | TE Thomas Worthington Cardinals, High School Senior, Worthington, OH
	Height: 6'8"	Caliber:
	Weight: 270	Considered: Ball State
	Position Rank: 24	Overall Rank: 396
	EVENT 40 YD BENCH SQUAT SPARQ High School Workout 4.60 380 255 63.00
Scouting Report Brad Kramer is a great signing for the Irish. He is a big bodied recieving tight end. He will need to work on his blocking throughout his college career. Brad flew mostly under the radar for most schools as he missed his entire junior year with a broken arm. The Notre Dame coaching staff think he will have a very bright future playing for the Irish.

Recruiting Profile – A.J. Thornton
	A.J. Thornton | HB Estero Wildcats, High School Senior, Bonita Springs, FL
	Height: 6'0"	Caliber:
	Weight: 207	Considered: Ole Miss, Miami
	Position Rank: 39	Overall Rank: 350
	EVENT 40 YD BENCH SQUAT SPARQ High School Workout 4.38 365 330 69.00
Scouting Report A.J. is a key recruit for the Irish. He is a talented runner who was heavily recruited by both Ole Miss and Miami. He has great top speed and running skills. He will need to work on first step quickness though. The one thing that could keep A.J. from the field his freshman year will be his acceleration. He could red-shirt and just work on the physical aspects of being a D1 RB.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish Recruiting - 2013
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER	OVR
Brad Kramer	TE	HS	Worthington, OH	6'8"	270		75
Jermaine Clark	G	HS	Wake Forest, NC	6'0"	277		75
Kyle McIntosh	T	HS	Union City, GA	6'3"	281		74
Walter Spencer	OLB	HS	Bradenton, FL	6'2"	214		74
Mike Williams	CB	HS	Dover Base Hsg, DE	6'1"	171		74
A.J. Thornton	HB	HS	Bonita Springs, FL	6'0"	207		72
Cornelius Mackey	FS	HS	Fairfield, OH	6'0"	190		72
Jarrell Davis	FS	HS	Poultney, VT	6'1"	183		71
Lamar Davis	DT	HS	Galion, OH	6'4"	286		71
Travis Chase	WR	HS	St. George, UT	6'0"	182		70
Mario Tyson	WR	HS	Princeton, IN	6'2"	200		70
Alex Cook	C	HS	North Olmsted, OH	6'10"	291		70
Joe Fitzpatrick	C	HS	Gahanna, OH	6'5"	311		69
Youdlain Clifford	T	HS	Lagrange, GA	6'5"	278		69
Jeremy Harrell	MLB	HS	Slidell, LA	6'1"	244		69
Wade West	DE	HS	Winder, GA	6'4"	245		69
Tony Page	DE	HS	Roxboro, NC	6'3"	255		68
Mark Harris	T	HS	Elgin, IL	6'4"	270		64
Shannon Bellamy	DT	HS	Carrol Stream, IL	6'2"	261		62
Tom Perkins	QB	HS	Bethleham, PA	6'3"	226		61
Jason Smith	MLB	JC(SO)	Galion, OH	5'11"	236		80
Junior Roth	ATH	JC(SO)	Marlow, OK	6'0"	196		76
Sean Allen	FB	JC(JR)	Wilmette, IL	6'1"	242		71

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Top 10 Recruiting Prospects- 2013
NAME	POS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER	OVR	SCHOOLS
Matt Hughes	WR	Mint Hill, NC	6'0"	182		81	Commit
Darren Whaley	ATH	Winfield, KS	6'2"	248		80	Commit
Blake Brown	WR	Lincoln Village, OH	6'3"	187		79	, ,
Dennis Seward	ATH	Silver Springs, NV	5'11"	180		79	, ,
Terrance Evans	ATH	Gardena, CA	5'11"	183		79	, ,
Sam Cook	ATH	Wauwatosa, WI	5'10"	200		79	Commit
Greg McCray	HB	Bay Village, OH	6'0"	205		79	Commit
Jason Curtis	QB	Norristown, PA	6'0"	196		81	,
Mario Preston	HB	Brunswick, OH	5'9"	195		79	Commit
Marcus Perkins	ATH	Raytown, MO	6'2"	210		78	,

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Week 13 NCAA Recap

News	Top 25
Gameday: #7 Texas beats #9 Baylor 27-12, Leads Big12 South	1. Virginia Tech (11-0) 2. Ohio State (11-0) 3. USC (11-0) 4. Alabama (10-1) 5. Texas A&M (10-1) 6. Texas (8-2) 7. Oklahoma (10-1) 8. Georgia (8-3) 9. Fresno State (10-1) 10. Michigan (10-1) 11. Miss State (9-2) 12. Nebraska (8-3) 13. Baylor (9-2) 14. Stanford (8-3) 15. Clemson (9-2) 16. Louisville (8-2) 17. Wisconsin (10-1) 18. Washington (9-2) 19. Kansas State (8-3) 20. Tennessee (8-3) 21. Wake Forest (9-2) 22. Georgia Tech (8-3) 23. Florida State (7-4) 24. Missouri (8-3) 25. UCLA (7-4)
Northwestern (6-5) upsets #24 Michigan St, Upset Michigan Last Week
#6 Oklahoma edges #13 K-State, 31-26
#15 Stanford wins 20-17 in OT over California
#16 Clemson (9-2) will play #1 Virginia Tech in the ACC Championship
Fresno State (10-1) have climbed up to #9 in the polls

#10 Michigan hosts #2 Ohio State Ohio State will try and remain unbeaten and in the hunt for a spot in the BCS National Championship Game. These two teams could meet again in the Big Ten Championship Game as well. Kirk's Pick: Michigan

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Stanford Rolls Notre Dame

STANFORD, Calf. - Stanford outmatched Notre Dame in route to a 55-14 home victory to end the season 9-3. The Irish had three first half turnovers including a fumble on the first play from scrimmage. The Cardinal capitalized on all three and put the Irish in too big of a hole for them to climb out. Stanford ran the ball very well to the tune of 257 yards.

This ends the first season under head coach John Bax for the Fighting Irish at 4-8. Although the record is disappointing, the schedule was one of the toughest in the nation. This season really was a good window into how far Notre Dame has fallen down the college football ladder. They are currently a 1 star program. We will see if a 4 win season including a road win over a ranked Oklahoma team will be enough to earn the second star or if the Irish will have to try again next year.

Head Coach John Bax said that he was disappointed that this was how they were sending the seniors off, but is excited to get to work for next season. The Irish currently have 23 commits in their recruiting class and have two more prospects that they are working on going into the off-season.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Stanford Cardinal
Nov 30, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-8)	0	6	8	0	14
#14 Stanford Cardinal (9-3)	21	13	14	7	55

Team Stats Comparison
	ND	STAN
Total Offense	299	459
Rushing Yards	145	257
Passing Yards	154	202
First Downs	16	22
Punt Return Yards	0	20
Kick Return Yards	99	22
Total Yards	398	501
Turnovers	3	0
3rd Down Conversion	6-14	2-5
4th Down Conversion	1-4	0-0
2-Point Conversion	1-2	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-2-0	8-6-1
Penalties	3-27	0-0
Possession Time	20:18	15:42

[Knickerbocker91]

Tough way for the season to end. But like you said, you have a lot of players coming into the program next year and the only place to go is up. Loving the fact despite using a very well known big time program you haven't made things a cakewalk. It seems like we're all sadistic and masochists for wanting to see dynasties where people are losing 4-8 games a season but it adds a level of realism, not to mention the success feels all the more better.

Good luck next season, I'll continue to follow.

[jrex1112]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knickerbocker91

Tough way for the season to end. But like you said, you have a lot of players coming into the program next year and the only place to go is up. Loving the fact despite using a very well known big time program you haven't made things a cakewalk. It seems like we're all sadistic and masochists for wanting to see dynasties where people are losing 4-8 games a season but it adds a level of realism, not to mention the success feels all the more better. Good luck next season, I'll continue to follow.

I know what you mean. For me, realism is a must. All four wins were very hard to come by, as they should with a weak squad. Also, the win over Oklahoma feels so great as it was their only loss all season.

Thank you

[jrex1112]

End of Regular Season NCAA Recap

News	BCS Ranking
Gameday: #2 Ohio State beats rival #10 Michigan 27-24 in close contest	1. Ohio State (12-0) 2. Virginia Tech (12-0) 3. USC (12-0) 4. Alabama (11-1) 5. Texas A&M (11-1) 6. Texas (9-2) 7. Oklahoma (11-1) 8. Nebraska (9-3) 9. Michigan (10-2) 10. Stanford (9-3) 11. Clemson (10-2) 12. Louisville (10-2) 13. Wisconsin (11-1) 14. Kansas State (9-3) 15. Georgia Tech (9-3) 16. Wake Forest (10-2) 17. Fresno State (10-2) 18. Georgia (8-4) 19. Miss State (9-3) 20. Florida State (8-4) 21. Northwestern (7-5) 22. Northern Illinois (9-3) 23. San Diego St (9-3) 24. Baylor (9-3) 25. Navy (8-4)
Ole Miss (7-5) upsets #11 Miss State in the Egg Bowl, 35-16
Washington State upsets #18 Washington 27-24 in the Apple Cup
#1 Virginia Tech finishes the regular season 12-0 with 37-3 win over UVA
#22 Georgia Tech (9-3) upsets #8 Georgia (8-4), 35-21
Kentucky (2-10) upsets #20 Tennessee (8-4) 34-20 for second win

#11 Clemson (10-2) #2 Virginia Tech (12-0)	#9 Michigan (10-2) #1 Ohio State (12-0)
#6 Texas (9-2) #7 Oklahoma (11-1)	Washington (9-3) #3 USC (12-0)
#18 Georgia (8-4) #4 Alabama (11-1)