Tag: Lance Taylor

Notre Dame Football: 5-Star RB Chris Tyree Signs with Irish

An easy way to see how big of signing a player can be is by looking at other schools to offer them and as Tyree’s list includes but is not limited to the likes of Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State, its easy to see good of player he is.

Perhaps the biggest name of the day to sign a letter of intent for Notre Dame has officially done so as Chris Tyree is officially a member of Notre Dame’s 2020 recruiting haul.

Tyree is a speedy, shifty all-purpose back that comes with a five-star grade from 247Sports and ranked as the 25th highest player nationwide in this 2020 class.

An easy way to see how big of signing a player can be is by looking at other schools to offer them and as Tyree’s list includes but is not limited to the likes of Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State, its easy to see good of player he is.

Running backs coach Lance Taylor and former offensive coordinator Chip Long hit a long home run with this signing.

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Tyree enters Notre Dame as the most coveted recruit at running back since perhaps Julius Jones.  It’s feels safe to say if you aren’t already familiar with his work that you’ll quickly become familiar with what the captain of the Under Armour All-American Game has to offer.

Tyree is scheduled to enroll in June of 2020.

You can find a fantastic write up on Tyree here.

Brian Kelly Won’t Be Calling Plays Anytime Soon…or Ever Again

Much has been made of who will be the next OC. Another question that has been asked is who will call plays? Could it be Kelly who has done so in the past?

We hadn’t heard from Brian Kelly since the end of the regular season as he hit the road recruiting right after the win against Stanford.

Saturday he met the media after the first practice to prepare for the Camping World Bowl took place. He began by discussing the news of the week, confirming Chip Long’s departure as offensive coordinator.

Much has been made of who will be the next OC. Another question that has been asked is who will call plays? Could it be Kelly who has done so in the past?

As for the Camping World Bowl it’ll be Tommy Rees coordinating the passing game while running backs coach Lance Taylor coordinating the run game. As for who actually calls the plays December 28 is yet to be hammered out.

I don’t want to discredit the importance of a good play caller – clearly look at LSU, Oklahoma and other top offenses around the nation and tell me that it doesn’t matter.

But when you’re essentially the CEO of a powerhouse college football program I can see how that can get in the way of other big-picture obligations.

Is his time best-spent calling plays and planning all of that or would he be better served spending time in recruiting, General game planning or anything else?

Safe to say we know Kelly’s answer to that question.