BGI Content Recap: Early Signing Period Day One
Wednesday was the first day of the inaugural early signing period, and things went about as well for Notre Dame as it could have.
The Irish received National Letters of Intent from all 20 of their verbal commits and took a solid step toward closing out the class of 2018.
Blue & Gold Illustrated started the coverage of the day bright and early and was 0n hand all day as the letters were faxed in.
Here, you can find a recap of all of our coverage of the first day of the early signing period.
On Tuesday night, BGI published a preview of the early signing period and the storylines surrounding Notre Dame. You can read that HERE.
Letters of intent started coming in around 7:00 a.m. eastern time, and with the announcement of each signing, BGI released a full bio on each player.
Rover Shayne Simon
Safety Derrik Allen
Linebacker Bo Bauer
Defensive tackle Ja'Mion Franklin
Cornerback Joseph Wilkins Jr.
Linebacker Ovie Oghoufo
Running back Jahmir Smith
Safety Paul Moala
Tight end George Takacs
Offensive tackle John Dirksen
Defensive back Houston Griffith
Offensive tackle Cole Mabry
Defensive end Justin Ademilola
Defensive tackle Jayson Ademilola
Quarterback Phil Jurkovec
Wide receiver Kevin Austin
Wide receiver Micah Jones
Linebacker Jack Lamb
Tight end Tommy Tremble
Cornerback Tariq Bracy
After all the letters arrived, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly spoke with the media. You read a transcript of the press conference HERE, and watch a video, HERE.
Special teams coach/recruiting coordinator Brian Polian also met with the media Wednesday, which you can see a video of HERE.
After the day's events had wrapped up, BGI took a look at some interesting notes and numbers about the class, which you can read HERE.
With 20 players now signed, Notre Dame will turn their attention to a select group of remaining targets. To see who remains on the board and where the Irish stand with them, click HERE.
Finally, recruiting reporter David McKinney and football analyst Bryan Driskell recorded a new edition of the recruiting corner podcast, breaking down the new signees position-by-position and discussing the remaining targets.
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