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Junior Day List

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ShaneCallahanEdit1Here is a list of 2012 prospects who have confirmed they will be at Notre Dame's Junior Day today.

Each name will have a link to each prospect's profile.


Visitor Position HT WT School
Zach Conque QB 6'4" 205 Catholic (Little Rock, AR)
Anthony Maddie QB 6'3" 205 Aurora Christian (Joliet, IL)
Barkley Hill RB 6'0" 190 Cedar Falls (Cedar Falls, IA)
Desmon Peoples RB 5'9" 170 Archbishop Wood Catholic (Warminster, PA)
Gehrig Dieter WR 6'3" 210 Washington (South Bend, IN)
Malachi Jones WR 6'1" 182 Central Gwinnett (Lawrenceville,GA)
Efe Scott-Emuakpor WR 6'4" 176 East Lansing (East Lansing, MI)
David Perkins WR 6'2" 210 Washington (South Bend, IN)
Nate Smith WR 5'11" 176 Archbishop Wood Catholic (Warminster, PA)
Jordan Westerkamp WR 6'1" 190 Montini Catholic (Lombard, IL)
Sam Grant TE 6'6" 230 St. Edward (N. Royalton, OH)
Blake Thomas TE 6'4" 235 St. Ignatius (Westlake, OH)
Colin Thompson TE 6'6" 250 Archbishop Wood Catholic (Warminster, PA)
Brandon Arcidicano OL 6'6" 240 Archbishop Wood Catholic (Warminster, PA)
Blake Bars OL 6'5" 255 Montgomery Bell academy (Nashville, TN)
Shane Callahan OL 6'5" 270 Chaparral (Parker, CO)
J.J. Denman OL 6'7" 305 Pennsbury (Fairless Hills, PA)
Mark Harrell OL 6'5" 260 Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, NC)
Benny McGowan OL 6'4" 290 Centerville (Centerville, OH)
Frank Taylor OL 6'4" 275 Archbishop Wood Catholic (Warminster, OH)
Dan Voltz OL 6'5" 290 Barrington (Barrington, IL)
Michael Moore DL 6'4" 255 DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD)
Greg McMullen DE 6'4" 255 Archbishop Hoban (Akron, OH)
Tom Strobel DE 6'6" 245 Mentor (Mentor, OH)
LaTroy Lewis LB 6'3" 230 Archbishop Hoban (Akron, OH)
Ifeadi Odenigbo LB 6'4" 210 Centerville (Centerville, OH)
Mike Scherer LB 6'2" 230 Mary Institute-St. Louis Country Day (St. Louis, MO)
Nicky Baratti S 6'2" 208 Klein Oak (Spring, TX)
Scott Daly LS 6'3" 230 Downers Grove South (Downers Grove South, IL)

2012 Prospects at DB

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TerryRichardson1Here is a early look at some of the top 2012 defensive backs that will be receiving a lot of attention in the near future. This is not a ranking, but just a general observation of some of the linemen that are held in high regard.

All names will have a link attached to them that will take you to highlight film, if they have any. If any name is in bold it represents a prospect with a verbal offer from Notre Dame.

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Irish After 2013 Guard

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BasilSmotherman2The Notre Dame men’s basketball staff is all over the country checking out 2012 prospects this week, but the coaches have already made a stop to check on an in-state prospect in the class of 2013.

Basil Smotherman, a 6-foot-5, 200-pound sophomore guard from Heritage Christian in Indianapolis, is a four-star recruit, ranked as the 26th overall prospect in the class of 2013 by ESPN.

Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey and assistant Anthony Solomon dropped in to watch Smotherman play earlier this season.

“It feels good to have them there,” Smotherman said. Purdue head coach Matt Painter was also in the crowd that night. “It’s kind of nerve-wracking a bit sometimes. I just stay humble and be positive.”

Smotherman already owns a verbal offer from Notre Dame along with verbals from Indiana, Purdue, Xavier and Illinois. Brey and Solomon are trying to educate the smooth lefty guard on what Notre Dame can offer.

“They say they can offer me everything because they’re a good school,” Smotherman said. “They said I could play guard and play through their offense.”

Smotherman has received plenty of feedback on why the coaches feel he's a top prospect.

“They said I can shoot the three-ball very well, I can get to the basket and I put all of the tip backs in,” he said. “I just play real well and have a high IQ for basketball.”

The high IQ shouldn’t be surprising considering his father, Basil Smotherman Sr., is his head coach. As an assistant at North Central High School for 19 years, Smotherman Sr., coached three Indiana Mr. Basketball winners - Jason Gardner, who went to Arizona and Eric Gordon and A.J. Ratliff, who both played for the Hoosiers.

“We’ll watch video, break down NBA games,” the younger Smotherman said of his father. “I can tell you when a guy is going to pass the ball to a player when nobody knows it’s coming. I know basketball, I’ve been playing it since I was three years old.

“It helps a lot. It helps with what you’re doing, how you get your teammates open and how you’re going to win the game.”

Smotherman is in no hurry to make a decision, but says the school’s history, education and success level in the NCAA Tournament will be factors.

“I’m going to wait it out a little bit and see what else happens,” he said.

2012 Prospects at LB

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AlexDeLaTorre1Here is a early look at some of the top 2012 linebackers that will be receiving a lot of attention in the near future. This is not a ranking, but just a general observation of some of the linemen that are held in high regard.

All names will have a link attached to them that will take you to highlight film, if they have any. If any name is in bold it represents a prospect with a verbal offer from Notre Dame.

LB HT WT School Committed
Kwon Alexander 6'2" 215 Oxford (Oxford,AL)
Adam Ah-Ching 6'1" 215 Greer (Greer, SC)
Joe Bolden 6'1" 210 Colerain (Cincinnati, OH)
Alex De La Torre 6'1" 208 Ryan (Denton, TX)
Reggie Ragland 6'4" 240 Bob Jones (Huntsville, AL) Alabama
Michael Scherer 6'2" 230 Mary Institute and Saint Louis(St. Louis, MO)
Deaysean Rippy 6'2" 200 Sto-Rox (Mc Kees Rock, PA)
Daniel Halverson 6'3" 220 Grant (Portland, OR)
Jordan Richmond 6'1" 220 Ryan (Denton, TX)
Peter Jinkins 6'1" 208 Skyline (Dallas, TX)

Double Trouble

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RossTwinsDerrek and Dusty Ross may not be identical twins, but they might as well be.

“The doctors say we’re not, but we look pretty close,” said Dusty.

“Anybody who’s ever known us would say we’re identical,” Derrek added.

The two 6-foot-5, 270-pound offensive linemen from Oak Hills High School in Cincinnati have been receiving virtually identical interest from colleges.
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