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Notre Dame football grabbed a coach with rising stock

New Notre Dame defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman is picked as a coach who saw their stock rise after the 2020 season by ESPN.

It’s safe to say we all agreed that when Brian Kelly announced defensive coordinator Clark Lea’s replacement was Marcus Freeman, it was a home-run hire. Just because we all think it’s the case doesn’t mean it’s is, but today when ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg looked at college football coaches who improved their stock (insider) who improved their stock, it was nice seeing Freeman included in the group.

Rittenberg prefaced Freeman’s inclusion by noting that he didn’t coach at the Power-5 level this year but does that really matter what level he was on? What he did a Cincinnati this past season was impressive, top-8 nationally in points allowed, raw QBR and yards per play allowed.

What’s nice to know is that Freeman had options to join multiple programs, as Rittenberg noted that he was a candidate for the Illinois head coaching job along with defensive coordinator at LSU, but chose the Irish. “No recent Group of 5 coordinator has built a stronger profile than the 35-year-old former Ohio State linebacker,” he said when explaining why Freeman made his list.

The ties to Indiana and Ohio are significant, as Freeman “has spend his entire coaching career” in the two states. What’s important about this fact is he understands how important the Midwest region is in recruiting. There is already buzz about Notre Dame potentially flipping Ohio State instate commit Jyaire Brown and making a big impact in chatting with Indiana defensive tackle Caden Curry, a top-100 prospect.

It’s not just the fact that Freeman is a coaching star on the rise, it’s the fact that he will be able to use his pull locally to bring in high level prospects to South Bend. Although we have yet to see the fruits of his labor, it’s a great feeling to know that Kelly made the right choice for Lea’s replacement in Freeman.

Notre Dame football 2022 defensive recruit wishlist

A look at which defensive players with Notre Dame offer that would be great additions to the 2022 recruiting class.

A few weeks ago, I took a look at which Notre Dame recruits on offense who currently held offers and could potentially join the growing 2022 class. Realistically, some of them could join, some of them might end up elsewhere, but one can wish right? We’ll, it’s time for the other side of the ball, my ’22 defense recruit wishlist for the Irish.

Why haven’t the Irish offered two high level ‘22 in-state prospects?

The Notre Dame staff has yet to offer two national prospects that reside in their own backyard.

It is still very early for many in the class of 2022 recruiting cycle, Notre Dame currently has just two commits in the class. Yes, one of them is from in-state offensive tackle Joey Tanona, the second ranked player in the state, but they have yet to offer the best player in the state, defensive tackle Caden Curry.

Curry resides in Greenwood, a suburb of Indianapolis, has been offered by Ohio State, Alabama, Michigan, Purdue and others. What’s missing is an offer from the Irish and Brian Kelly seems to be falling behind the ball on Curry’s recruitment. His current perceived leaders are Ohio State and Alabama, but the Irish haven’t even joined the party. You might wonder what the holdup is to offering Curry and that’s a great question. The 10th ranked defensive tackle according to the 247Sports composite rankings should hold an Irish offer at this moment, but alas, he does not.

Another question is why hasn’t Kelly offered rising offensive tackle Kiyaunta Goodwin? The massive tackle has seen his recruitment explode over the last few days, adding a big offer from Ohio State yesterday while he already had offers from USC, Alabama and LSU. Goodwin is further down the state in Charleston, a suburb of Louisville, but on the Indiana side. The Irish have yet to offer him as well. Goodwin is unranked in the 247Sports composite, but his offer list tells me that is going to change soon.

It is a bit confusing that the Notre Dame coaching staff has yet to offer either of these big-time prospects, but it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. In 2015, the Irish signed 3 of the top 5 in-state players, but since then until this year’s recruiting cycle, Kelly hasn’t signed one top 5 in-state player. Offensive tackle Blake Fisher will break that streak when he signs later this year, but this is still very concerning.

There are high level players in Notre Dame’s back yard that they are allowing to leave. Clearly there are some hurdles with academics, but this is definitely something to monitor. Seeing Indiana’s finest players on other teams rosters just doesn’t sit well with me.

Why haven’t the Irish offered two high level ‘22 in-state prospects?

The Notre Dame staff has yet to offer two national prospects that reside in their own backyard.

It is still very early for many in the class of 2022 recruiting cycle, Notre Dame currently has just two commits in the class. Yes, one of them is from in-state offensive tackle Joey Tanona, the second ranked player in the state, but they have yet to offer the best player in the state, defensive tackle Caden Curry.

Curry resides in Greenwood, a suburb of Indianapolis, has been offered by Ohio State, Alabama, Michigan, Purdue and others. What’s missing is an offer from the Irish and Brian Kelly seems to be falling behind the ball on Curry’s recruitment. His current perceived leaders are Ohio State and Alabama, but the Irish haven’t even joined the party. You might wonder what the holdup is to offering Curry and that’s a great question. The 10th ranked defensive tackle according to the 247Sports composite rankings should hold an Irish offer at this moment, but alas, he does not.

Another question is why hasn’t Kelly offered rising offensive tackle Kiyaunta Goodwin? The massive tackle has seen his recruitment explode over the last few days, adding a big offer from Ohio State yesterday while he already had offers from USC, Alabama and LSU. Goodwin is further down the state in Charleston, a suburb of Louisville, but on the Indiana side. The Irish have yet to offer him as well. Goodwin is unranked in the 247Sports composite, but his offer list tells me that is going to change soon.

It is a bit confusing that the Notre Dame coaching staff has yet to offer either of these big-time prospects, but it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. In 2015, the Irish signed 3 of the top 5 in-state players, but since then until this year’s recruiting cycle, Kelly hasn’t signed one top 5 in-state player. Offensive tackle Blake Fisher will break that streak when he signs later this year, but this is still very concerning.

There are high level players in Notre Dame’s back yard that they are allowing to leave. Clearly there are some hurdles with academics, but this is definitely something to monitor. Seeing Indiana’s finest players on other teams rosters just doesn’t sit well with me.

Wisconsin offers a top 2022 defensive lineman

247Sports’ No. 4 defensive tackle in the class of 2022 and four-star recruit Caden Curry tweeted today that he was offered by Paul Chryst…

247Sports’ No. 4 defensive tackle in the class of 2022 and four-star recruit Caden Curry tweeted today that he was offered by Paul Chryst and the Wisconsin Badgers.

The Greenwood, Indiana native is the No. 1-ranked player in the state of Indiana according to 247Sports’ profile and currently has offers from Iowa, Indiana, Cincinnati, Boston College, Arizona State, Ohio State, Michigan State and more.

Players in the class of 2022 have yet to announce their college decisions but if Chryst’s 2021 class is any indication of what is to come, landing a player the caliber of Curry is a more-than-possible feat.

Michigan State Football offers 2022 4-star DT Caden Curry, No. 1 player in Indiana

Michigan State football offers 2022 4-star DT Caden Curry, who is the No. 1 player in Indiana for his recruiting class.

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Michigan State Football recruiting efforts are hitting on all cylinders right now. Now, Mel Tucker and staff have made another offer to an impressive 2022 prospect in 4-star DT Caden Curry from Greenwood, IN. Curry currently plays for Center Grove High School.

Caden stands at a sturdy 6’5″ and weighs 250 pounds. According to 247Sports Composite Rankings, Curry ranks as the No. 1 player in all of Indiana in the 2022 recruiting class. He also ranks as the No. 4 DT recruit in the nation for the 2022 recruiting class. Lastly, he ranks as the No. 134 prospect in the country for his recruiting class.

Check out some of his highlights here.

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