If you are a fan of the Fighting Irish, you will no doubt be very interested in reading Notre Dame recruiting news to find out wceat new players have been added to the rosters for the next few seasons. The university does not just recruit for one year in advance, since they now have prospects signed as far in advance as 2010.



The projected starters for the offensive line for the 2008 season are:

- Mike Turkovich - Left Tackle

- Eric Olsen ?Left Guard

- Dan Wenger ?Center

- Chris Stewart ?Right Guard

- Sam Young ?Right Tackle

The backup players are:

- Paul Duncan

- Thomas Bemenderfer

- Trevor Robinson

- Taylor Derer

- Matt Romaine

Notre Dame has been very active in recruiting to try to make advances in wins after their disastrous showing in the 2007-2008 season. The recruiting news will also give you information about some of the tactics the coaches have planned for this season. Coach Weiss stated that practices will certainly become more physical in order to prepare the younger players for gameplay. Starting new players has been one of the complaints against Notre Dame and many say that this is the reason for Notre Dame losses last year.

Sam Young is entering this season with two years of experience as a starter. He has also gained 30 pounds since his first year. Along with Chris Stewart, they should make a formidable pair. Even though there was a suspicion that Chris was going to leave the program last year, but reports in recruiting news say that for this season he is in the best shape of his football career. Dan Wenger is expected to retain the center position. Both Olsen and Turkovich are returning players and both had impressive seasons last year.

The Fighting Irish have their roster complete for the 2008 football season. In recruiting, they did not just look at the performance of the players. They look for players who work well both on and off the field. The prospects have high grade point averages, which makes them good all-around students. The fact that they can concentrate on their studies to maintain excellent grades and be in attendance for all the practices and games shows they are responsible individuals committed to attaining goals they have set for themselves.

Not only will you learn about new and returning players, as well as their ratings and statistics by reading the recruiting news of Notre Dame, but you will also find out the team schedule. In this way you can plan your schedule so that you can attend as many games as possible.

Keep up with the latest news by reading the forums and then when you visit the forums you can post your opinion on the events that are taking place. This is one of the ways you can get involved in football discussions with fans from all over the country. When you read many of the recruiting news stories, there is often a place at the end where you can add your own comments.