Rocco Spindler enters portal
Godspeed to you, and thank you for your hard work here.
I was a bit surprised, since he could have certainly held onto the starting G position here.
Link: https://www.on3.com/college/notre-dame-fighting-irish/news/notre-dame-offensive-lineman-rocco-spindler-enters-ncaa-transfer-portal-2/
Replies to: Rocco Spindler enters portal
Guess playing at ND in his Grandfather’s dream dropped faster than a used condum
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Different challenge for coaches
They have to rebuild the roster every year.
This one saddens me and makes me curious as to why he left.
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Both Spindler and Coogan were not locked in as 2025 starters
It would have been nice for the guys to stay with their valuable experience but there is ample competition for "their" slots.
They both have their degrees, or will by semester end, so good luck to them. They have been solid Irish.
We really do NOT have ample competition at Center..
treating Craig coming back from his injury as a given is silly. The Coogan loss hurts, possibly more than we even know at the moment.
Life in the portal age. Everyone loses depth. Need to be replenishing the same way.
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Rocco is a solid O Lineman. Any team will be fortunate to have him. Hurts our line depth with these
departures, but I have to imagine some of the younger guys such as Lambert already look impressive and will start next year. It's a good problem to have but with these playoffs and the longer seasons, you need depth.
would like to have seen him stay, but it's unlikely he'd start. OL depth is taking a hit, though. C
oogan also transferring.
With Craig returning, it seems logical
Both Spindler and Coogan will have their ND degrees. I hope they find success at their next places, just not against us, of course.
Given how Anthonie Knapp had his baptism by fire as a true freshman, and came out stronger, I'm guessing he has a shot at the RG position, and would probably be the 2nd C.
Coogan too.
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Shit..even worse
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Time to get the youngsters ready
Still, with the off-season, Coach Rudolph has ample time to get the youngsters ready.
Between Black, Augustine, and Herron, someone may be ready as a true frosh to play. All three of those guys were pretty polished coming out of high school.
Knapp is already battle proven, and I suspect he'll be starting at RG. With an off-season of strength and conditioning, along with spring and fall camps, he's going to be a more powerful force this year. Even another 15 pounds of muscle (he was playing at 290 most of last year) will go a long ways towards improving things, and he has the frame to support it without losing speed.
Lambert should ready to go, and challenging for a starting spot somewhere. I don't know what to make of Prescod and Jones, though.
Absher and Otting should be ready to step in at any second, seeing how they'll be true juniors, and will have had two full years of Coach Rudolph's mentoring.
I now feel like Damone in Fast Times. "I woke up in a great mood today and don't know what the
f*ck happened!" Lol.
That’s how the era of how college football is now. Usually about a dozen players a year.
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Rudolph & MF have to figure out why this happened. It might be something deeper.
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That sucks
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^^^^^^^
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