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Notre Dame’s top 25 3-star recruits since 2010

Just because someone is a three-star doesn’t mean they can’t be great.

In the world of recruiting, rankings clearly matter. It’s no shock that when you look at the best teams nationally, they’re the ones who usually ranked the highest in team recruiting rankings during the previous three or four years.  Maybe the top team doesn’t always have the top class, but you can bet they’re in or right there with the top-five nationally.

Another key part of recruiting comes to finding those diamonds in the rough.  That isn’t to knock three-star talents, but the hype around them clearly isn’t the same when a five-star prospect visits campus or commits to a program.

We decided to go back and rank the top three-star players Notre Dame brought to campus dating to the start of Brian Kelly’s run at Notre Dame that began with the 2010 recruiting class. Here are the top 25 of those such players in the last roughly dozen years.

The 247Sports composite was used in each player’s star rating for this piece. 

What’s next for Florida baseball: A post-mortem of the 2022 season

Buckle in, Gators Wire’s 2022 Baseball Season Recap is finally here. We dive into all 35 players one by one and go over where they stand after the season.

The Florida Gators’ 2022 baseball season ended Monday with a 5-4 loss in the regional finals of the NCAA Championship Tournament against Oklahoma. The year was filled with ups and downs, but being six outs away from a Super Regional berth isn’t too shabby for a team with 16 new players on the roster.

Pitching was a bit of a disappointment early on, but a few freshmen started to stand out from the bunch. That depth allowed the Gators to make a deeper run than most expected in the playoffs and finish the year 42-24.

Conference play was a bit of a struggle. UF finished the regular season .500 against the SEC, including series losses to Georgia (sweep), LSU, Tennessee (sweep) and Vanderbilt. A 9-3 finish against the weaker members of the conference (Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri and South Carolina) allowed Florida to finish with a respectable record, but things didn’t really turn around until Texas A&M beat them via the mercy rule.

After that 10-0 loss, Florida played like the team it needed to be all year. It even got legendary performances from the likes of Carsten Finnvold, a freshman who hadn’t seen game action since April when he got the start against Tennessee in theSEC Tournament.

Then there’s the offense. At times, the veteran group didn’t back up the young pitching staff as it was expected to. Jud Fabian was a disappointment down the stretch, hitting just .185 against the conference and going 1-for-30. To his credit, Fabian struck out 10 times less than he did a year ago in about 40 more plate appearances. Walks were also up considerably, so his eye definitely improved despite the low average.

On the other side of things, Wyatt Langford made a complete transformation over the offseason and became one of the best leadoff guys in baseball. He led the team in most major offensive categories and tied Matt LaPorta’s 2005 school record of 26 homers in a season.

There’s a lot to celebrate about with this team, and a lot to address moving forward. Many of them have played their final games in the Orange in Blue, and others are just starting to tell their story.

What will the team look like next year? There’s only one way to properly answer that question and it’s long-winded. Feel free to jump to the sections that interest you the most as we break down the team position by position.

Gators fall in extras to give Tennessee the series sweep

This one hurt. At least, the Gators have their Sunday starter locked in with Brandon Neely.

Florida’s starting pitcher on Sunday, [autotag]Brandon Neely[/autotag], did everything he could to give the Gators a shot at avoiding the sweep from Tennessee on Sunday, but a ninth-inning collapse sent the game into extras and allowed the Volunteers to secure the best start against conference opponents in Southeastern Conference history.

Designated hitter Christian Moore delivered the final blow in the form of a two-run home run on a full count with one out in the top of the 11th inning. Vols up, 6-4. To say that Florida looked deflated after the ball cleared the fence would be an understatement. The Gators were one strike away from a much-needed win in the ninth, and their best reliever, [autotag]Blake Purnell[/autotag], couldn’t get the job done. Now, they needed to mount a comeback of their own.

Florida went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the eleventh, and the final out was, perhaps fittingly, a robbed [autotag]Jud Fabian[/autotag] home run that was sure to clear the left-field fence. The Volunteers skipped off the field with their metaphorical brooms in hand, and the Gators are once again left wondering if they’ll be able to turn things around in time for the NCAA Tournament (assuming they make it in the first place).

[autotag]Kevin O’Sullivan[/autotag] said that there’s not much he can do to right the ship after Saturday’s game, and it will be hard for him to come up with a better answer after this loss. He’s figured out the No. 3 spot in the starting rotation with Neely and made the right call by giving [autotag]Jac Caglianone[/autotag] his first collegiate start.

Caglianone drove in two of Florida’s runs with a big fly in the fourth and a sacrifice fly in the sixth. He was removed from the game in the bottom of the ninth after being hit by a pitch in favor of pinch-runner [autotag]Corey Robinson[/autotag].

Neely has taken over the Sunday spot in the rotation and is settling into the role nicely. After holding Vanderbilt to one run through 6 1/3 innings last weekend, he carried Florida through seven innings of one-hit, one-run baseball while racking up eight strikeouts and walking two. In other words, he was brilliant against the best team in the country when Florida desperately needed a win.

Unfortunately, the Gators couldn’t finish things off and now need a strong close to the regular season to have any hope of a playoff run. Florida has the whole week to regroup before hosting Kentucky, a far more manageable team than Vanderbilt or Tennessee.

Next weekend is now a must-win series for the Gators and they’ll have to do it without their ace, [autotag]Hunter Barco[/autotag]. [autotag]Brandon Sproat[/autotag] and Neely have been robbed of a few wins in recent weeks, so all eyes are on the offense.

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MSU picks up three crystal ball predictions for 4-star DL Alex VanSumeren

It appears Michigan State is getting close to landing a huge prospect in the 2022 class

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It appears Michigan State is getting close to landing a huge prospect in the 2022 class.

Three different recruiting insiders with 247Sports put in crystal ball predictions on Monday that state Michigan State will land four-star defensive lineman Alex VanSumeren of Essexville, Mich.

Stephen Brooks, Justin Thind and Corey Robinson — who collectively have been wrong only once on 54 of their 2022 crystal ball predictions — each pegged VanSumeren to pick Michigan State. His brother, Ben, is also a Spartan after transferring from Michigan this offseason.

VanSumeren is ranked as the No. 27 defensive lineman and No. 179 overall prospect in the 2022 class by 247Sports. He is also ranked as the No. 4 player in the state of Michigan for the class.

He currently holds scholarship offers from numerous power programs, including Alabama, Clemson and Texas A&M. So if the Spartans are able to actually land VanSumeren, it would be arguably the best recruit new head coach Mel Tucker has gotten so far.

Keep an eye on his recruitment as a big announcement could be coming soon.

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Report: West Bloomfield 4-star ATH trending towards MSU Football

The good news is continuing to come out for MSU football, with another potential big-time recruit reportedly trending towards the Spartans.

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The good news is continuing to come out for Michigan State football, with another potential big-time recruit reportedly trending towards the Spartans.

Corey Robinson of Rivals entered a futurecast on Tuesday in favor of Michigan State for four-star athlete Dillon Tatum of West Bloomfield. Tatum, who is listed at 5-foot-11 and 190 pounds, is the No. 14 ATH and No. 5 overall recruit in Michigan for the class of 2022.

Robinson said he doesn’t anticipate anything is “imminent” for Tatum, but “felt like Michigan State has been in a very favorable position for him for a few months.”

Tatum currently holds offers from countless Power Five programs, including Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Georgia, Florida and Penn State.

There are currently no crystal ball predictions entered for Tatum on 247Sports at this time.

On Monday, a handful of crystal ball forecasts from 247Sports flipped from Michigan to Michigan State for four-star defensive tackle Rayshaun Benny. The Oak Park, Mich. 2021 prospect is expected to announce his commitment on Nov. 9.

Should Michigan State land both of these recruits, it would bode really well for what new head coach Mel Tucker is looking to build in East Lansing. Especially, with both being top talents from the state of Michigan.

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