Tag: Chansi Stuckey

Notre Dame football: Key assistant to remain with Irish despite NFL talks

Notre Dame will retain a solid up-and-coming assistant…at least for now!

Notre Dame has had a busy off-season not just on the recruiting front but also in searching for new coaches.  One that they won’t need to address however, at least for now, will be their wide receiver coach.  According to Irish Breakdown, Notre Dame wide receivers coach [autotag]Chansi Stuckey[/autotag] will remain with the Irish after interviewing in recent days with the Baltimore Ravens.

Stuckey has only been at Notre Dame one season but has already made a significant impact regarding the future of the Fighting Irish.  He has helped in developing a thin wide receiver room and has been vital in Notre Dame’s recruiting efforts – specifically in bettering the wide receiver position and the team’s footprint in the state of Texas.

Stuckey played his college football at Clemson before spending time in the NFL.  He got into coaching as a graduate assistant under [autotag]Dabo Swinney[/autotag] before coaching the Baylor wide receivers in 2021.  Although it doesn’t mean Stuckey will be at Notre Dame long term as other NFL or college teams will likely continue to take looks, it certainly helps the immediate outlook to have an on-the-rise assistant like him around.

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This outlet names one Notre Dame assistant who had an immediate recruiting impact

The Irish found a good one

Recruiting is the lifeblood of any college program, and [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag] head coach [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] knows that. When he assembled his staff, not only was he looking for great coaches, but he also wanted great recruiters.

He found one in wide receivers coach [autotag]Chansi Stuckey[/autotag]. The former Clemson and NFL receiver has made a seamless transition into the coaching world. Stuckey is responsible for the Irish 2023 receiver haul that included [autotag]Braylon James[/autotag], [autotag]Jaden Greathouse[/autotag], [autotag]Rico Flores[/autotag] and [autotag]Kaleb Smith[/autotag]. He is off to a great start in the 2024 class with a commitment from [autotag]Cam Williams[/autotag].

This effort has caught the eye of many, including On3, which named Stuckey one of their assistant coaches who made an immediate impact on the recruiting trail.

Freeman knows he has a good one, and the expectation is Stuckey will continue to recruit well. The next step in his evolution is getting his position group to play at a higher level, which hopefully starts to show this spring and leading into the fall.

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Transfer Portal: Notre Dame misses on C.J. Williams a second time

He’s headed to the Midwest this time but again not to Notre Dame.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice…

For the second time in as many years, Notre Dame lost out on the talents of wide receiver C.J. Williams. The former four-star wide receiver from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, announced his transfer decision on Thursday.

The USC receiver recorded four receptions for 34 yards in his debut college season.

The former Notre Dame commitment who shunned the Irish for USC last winter was scheduled to visit South Bend this weekend. That visit was cancelled and Williams announced his commitment to Wisconsin.

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As Notre Dame tries to rebuild the wide receiver position in short order, Williams committing to Wisconsin does no favors for the Irish’s depth. There is no guarantee he would have secured a starting role at Notre Dame, but he instantly becomes Wisconsin’s best receiver.

That said, Notre Dame remains unproven at wide receiver. There is some nice talent Chansi Stuckey has helped steer to Notre Dame, but if you think potentially adding a wide receiver who was viewed as a top-100 prospect in last year’s recruiting class wouldn’t have been a boost then I can’t help you.

That said, it’s not exactly the end of the world, either.

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Related: Notre Dame Transfer Portal Tracker 2022-23

Notre Dame Football offers 5-star 2025 Florida athlete

The Irish put their hat into the ring

The ink is still wet on the 2023 recruiting class and it’s almost a whole year away from the early signing period for the 2024 class but [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] isn’t resting on his laurels.

The [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag] head coach and his staff have been going over prospects that they want and have identified 2025 Floridian [autotag]Jaime Ffrench Jr.[/autotag] as one they are trying to lure North and play in South Bend. Today, Freeman and wide receivers coach [autotag]Chansi Stuckey[/autotag] made a verbal offer to Ffrench Jr. joining the likes of [autotag]Alabama[/autotag], [autotag]Florida[/autotag], [autotag]Miami (FL)[/autotag], [autotag]Georgia[/autotag], [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag], [autotag]Penn State[/autotag] and a host of others trying to impress the rising junior.

Most likely Ffrench Jr. ends up as a wide receiver, but his six-foot-one-inch and 175-pound frame could see him landing as a defensive back as well. The next step would be for Ffrench Jr. to make a visit, as he has already been to [autotag]Florida State[/autotag], [autotag]Texas A&M[/autotag], [autotag]Pittsburgh[/autotag] (where his brother Maurice played) and a few others.

Time will tell if the Irish are true competitors for one of the best players in the country in his class, but offering early is a good sign that both parties are interested.

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Notre Dame to add another wide receiver commitment tonight?

Gotta like Notre Dame’s chances here, right?

By the end of the evening, we’ll know if Notre Dame’s 2023 recruiting class swells to 26.  That’s because wide receiver [autotag]Kaleb Smith[/autotag] of Reedy High School in Texas is set to announce his college choice this evening.

Wide receivers coach Chansi Stuckey has already made a huge impact for Notre Dame in Texas as the Irish already have a pair of Texas receivers in their 2023 recruiting class.  Smith is a three-star prospect that checks in at 6-0, 175-pounds.  He was a one-time Texas Tech commitment but pulled off of that earlier this fall.  He lists Notre Dame and Texas Tech as the two finalists that he’ll be deciding between tonight.

Smith was on Notre Dame’s campus for the upset drubbing of Clemson and this one feels like the Irish have all the momentum in.

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Should Chicago’s college football team try poaching another from Chicago’s Big Ten team?

Should Chicago’s college football team try to poach another from Chicago’s Big Ten team?

Notre Dame doesn’t use the transfer portal like Lincoln Riley and USC, as the Trojans have become college football’s version of shopping on Black Friday.  The end result may be great but the process in getting there makes you want to vomit.

Notre Dame has been known to pick their spots in the portal, however.  We’ve been tracking all the quarterbacks who enter the portal for obvious reasons, but a compelling non-quarterback entered Tuesday.  It’s especially compelling for Notre Dame because it’s a program just down the road that the Irish have poached a couple of talents from in recent years.

Malik Washington was Northwestern’s leading receiver this past season and entered the portal Tuesday.  He’s listed at 5-9, 180 pounds and although nobody would describe him as a burner, he consistently makes plays on the ball.  It should also be noted that perhaps no Power Five team has had less production from their quarterbacks in the past two seasons.

Washington hauled in 65 receptions for 694 yards (10.7 avg) this year, the sixth-highest total in the entire Big Ten.  He did find the end zone just once but then again, Northwestern threw for just 10 touchdowns all year.

Notre Dame had massive receiver issues this season as a sophomore [autotag]Lorenzo Styles[/autotag] was the only one to amass 300 yards.  If it wasn’t [autotag]Michael Mayer[/autotag] chances are it wasn’t getting done in the passing game and the group of receivers would certainly use some help and experience.

Wide receivers coach [autotag]Chansi Stuckey[/autotag] has the cavalry coming but counting on several underclassmen is a risk I certainly wouldn’t prefer taking.  Growth and development will help Styles, [autotag]Deion Colzie[/autotag], [autotag]Tobias Merriweather[/autotag], and the incoming freshman group, but it would certainly be nice to have some proven veteran experience as well and Washington would accomplish that.

And heck, [autotag]Ara Parseghian[/autotag], [autotag]Ben Skowronek[/autotag], and [autotag]Brandon Joseph[/autotag] all worked out alright so why not do it again?

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Report: Notre Dame to host 2023 Georgia wide receiver next weekend

This heated up quickly

The Irish take to the road this weekend to face off against Syracuse, but when they return to play Clemson in South Bend next weekend, they’ll be not only hosting the Tigers but a prospect that each team covets.

Recently Georgia wide receiver [autotag]Khalil Barnes[/autotag] got an offer from [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] and the Irish, with the recruitment heating up very quickly. According to a report from 247Sports Tom Loy, Barnes will on an official visit to Notre Dame as they host his perceived leader in their opponent, Clemson.

Barnes has already visited Purdue and Wake Forest over the summer, with his Clemson visit set up for later this month. The Irish will give him his first on-campus game-day experience and hopefully Freeman knocks it out of the park.

The Irish currently have some very solid verbal commitments with [autotag]Braylon James[/autotag], [autotag]Jaden Greathouse[/autotag], and [autotag]Rico Flores[/autotag]. It looks like Freeman and wide receivers coach [autotag]Chansi Stuckey[/autotag] would like to add a fourth member to his position group in the 2023 recruiting class.

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Five stars: The best and worst performances in Notre Dame’s loss to Stanford

That was pretty disappointing

More head hanging for the Irish players and fans this year, it’s been a rough one. For the third time this year, the Irish dropped a game, after six they’re even at 3-3. It been one to forget, that’s for sure.

There was not much good tonight, but surprisingly there is a five star, but not due to any individual on this team. There were plenty of terrible play tonight, and find out what the five star, best, was and one star, worst, performances for Notre Dame tonight.

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FIW Exclusive: Interview with newest Notre Dame commit, Cam Williams

The Irish are getting a very good one!

The Irish scored a massive recruiting win when Illinois 2024 wide receiver Cam Williams verbally pledged to Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame. Having known Williams since his freshman year, I wanted to bring you a bit of insight into his recruitment and process. Here is an interview I had with Williams regarding his Notre Dame commitment.

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Notre Dame lands four-star receiver Braylon James

Nice get.

Notre Dame always could use high-end talent at the offensive skills positions. Entering Tuesday, it was one of the finalists for receiver recruit Braylon James, who was ready to announce his decision. If the Irish could get James, it would continue the momentum received from the commitment of running back recruit Gi’Bran Payne. And that’s exactly what happened as James has become the ninth commit in the Irish’s class of 2023 and the first junior to commit in two months.

When asked to comment by Rivals site InsideNDSports, James said the following:

“What separated Notre Dame was the life-after-football aspect. That degree is going to take you places that you can’t even imagine. On top of that, they have the entire Irish network.

If you look around, I am pretty sure that nearly everyone from Notre Dame is successful. It’s hard not to be successful in graduating from Notre Dame.

In having (head) coach (Marcus) Freeman there, he will elevate Notre Dame’s success on the football field. Just getting to know coach Free and seeing how much he cares about this entire process and seeing how he cares about the team.

I see him turning this entire program around. That is why they have done so well in this recruiting cycle, and it is going to continue to grow because of the fact that he genuinely cares and is invested in this process. It is going to be special.”

Oh, and he has high hopes about the program for his time with it, too:

Congratulations to James on his decision and to Irish receivers coach Chansi Stuckey on such a big get.