And that was Vanderdoes.
Only one assistant was hired "late" and that was Alexander. All the others were pretty much set before the bowl games finished.
Notre Dame has 8 players in the Scout 300, 6 in the 247 top 247, and 8 in the Rivals 250 as of now.
Martin, Yeast, and Genmark-Heath are on various of those lists too. Despite the decommitments, this class is still pretty strong and if the new assistants can pull of a few flips, it will end up just outside the top 10.
Lastly, the two best seasons by far under Brian Kelly have come in years with inexperienced quarterbacks.
If anything, the signs are pointing to a turnaround season in 2017. Will the turnaround be enough to save Kelly is the question.