Notre Dame needs Martin in this class and the optics alone of landing 247Sports's new #47 overall prospect would be a hell of a way to get a little momentum going into this weekend and next when Notre Dame will have a lot of new prospects on campus.
Land Martin, Hippenhammer and then Yeast who they just offered yesterday who can play CB or WR and you have a really good group of athletes to go with Michael Young.
Does anyone have an answer for an UA All-American from Indiana being offered two weeks from signing day? I know they thought they were full, but the writing on the wall had been there with Hicks for a long time. And Hicks was an in-season commit as well. Someone dropped the ball with him.
...which given the 4-8 season they should have anticipated. Its hard to say who is at fault, but Elston is the recruiting coordinator....ultimately the buck stops with him and Kelly.
But, the idea that they lost a corner from CA and then offered a corner from Indiana at the last minute to replace him illustrates what is wrong with their philosophy. CA has not been great to them, even if you think Hicks is a little better, Yeast has to hold an offer.
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Top prospect at position of need...and really the only guy left on the board that wasn't a "Plan B" recruit.