U.S. Army All-American Bowl: Notre Dame Signee Preview
The 2018 edition of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl will take place Saturday at noon central at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio, Texas, and five Notre Dame signees will be in action.
Blue & Gold Illustrated has been on the scene all week, providing in-depth coverage of the practices and events taking place.
Below is a breakdown of the five Notre Dame signees that will be in action when the game kicks off.
Ademilola has undoubtedly been the standout among the five Irish signees in attendance this week, and one of the most disruptive defensive lineman on the field all week long.
The Irish signee has more than held his own against the nation's best offensive lineman, including five-star Georgia signee Jamaree Salyer.
Should Ademilola carry his performance from the week of practice into the game, he could be in line for a significant rankings bump when the next Rivals250 is released.
Allen has been solid in coverage all week, and has taken advantage of the few opportunities he's been given in the passing game.
The four-star safety missed most of his senior season with a hand injury, and just recently got completely cleared for full contact.
Though he's taken a few losses in one-one-ones during the week, Allen has still shown why he's considered one of the top safeties in the class, and should flash even more during Saturday's game.
Jurkovec may have had an off day on Tuesday, but the Notre Dame quarterback signee has been outstanding every other day of practice.
The four-star has thrown some beautiful deep balls, and has been most impressive when throwing accurately on the move.
In watching practice, it's evident that the East team coaching staff intends to take full advantage of Jurkovec's athleticism and dual-threat abilities.
Jurkovec shines the most when the lights come on, and Saturday shouldn't be any different.
Simon is probably right behind Ademilola in the running for most impressive Notre Dame signee in attendance.
The Irish rover signee has been all over the field, blanketing receivers, stuffing running lanes and pressuring quarterbacks.
Simon moves as well as any player we've seen, and has shown this week why he's the perfect fit for the rover position at Notre Dame.
Takacs has been impressive all week long, whether he's been asked to get into the passing game, or come out of the backfield as a lead blocker.
The Notre Dame signee is a big body that throws his weight around well, gets in front of defenders and opens up lanes for his teammates.
Takacs has had a few drops this week, but has been solid overall. The four-star was taking first team reps during Thursday's practice, and could very well get the starting nod when the East team takes the field Saturday.
----
• Talk about it inside Rockne’s Roundtable
• Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes
• Learn more about our print and digital publication, Blue & Gold Illustrated.
• Follow us on Twitter: @BGINews, @BGI_LouSomogyi, @BGI_CoachD,
@BGI_DMcKinney and @BGI_CoreyBodden.
• Like us on Facebook.