Subscribers to The Athletic who love college football might enjoy Ari Wasserman’s column, “This Week in Recruiting”. If you like Notre Dame, you might not have cared for the opening tidbit from this week’s edition.
In short, Wasserman writes that because Notre Dame isn’t located in a state known for football talent, the program has to look elsewhere for prospects, and the travel restrictions put in place by COVID-19 have halted all progress. None of the prospects they were supposed to meet with live anywhere near northern Indiana, so Notre Dame won’t have a lot of time to make a splash for its next class, and that distance already makes it difficult.
If Wasserman is correct, this class will say a lot about what Brian Kelly can do with an even shorter period of time than usual. He can talk about the tradition and grandeur that comes with playing for Notre Dame all he wants, but without the opportunity to meet with the recruits he and the rest of the program desires, he’ll have to get really creative. Otherwise, the Irish could be faced with some glaring holes opponents will look to take advantage of over the next few years.