April 22, 200620 yr This happened yesterday and well i thought id just put it up....ahh i cant wait for college football to come back, and i cant wait for next season when jimmy is gonna be on the sidelines. GO Irish! Mike Farrell Rivals.com Football Recruiting On Saturday morning in South Bend, Ind., arguably the biggest college football commitment in over a decade took place when Westlake Village (Cali.) Oaks Christian quarterback Jimmy Clausen pledged to Notre Dame. Fittingly, Clausen made his announcement at the College Football Hall of Fame, where images of Irish football legends abound. Rivals.com Clausen committed to Notre Dame in South Bend on Saturday. "I committed to Notre Dame," said Clausen when making his announcement in front of a standing room only crowd and tons of media. "I'd like to thank all the other schools and wish them the best of luck and would like to thank coach Weis for having the confidence in me during the recruiting process." Clausen chose the Irish over Southern Cal and talked about many of the reasons for his decision. "It all comes down to coach Weis, you know, throughout the whole process he was straightforward with me," he said. "I knew about a week ago that this was the right decision for me and I talked to my family and they agreed. What I remember the most is that on the first day a coach could go out and visit, coach Weis was at my school looking at a junior and not a senior. That really left a mark in my heart. I told coach Weis yesterday after practice and he was very excited. "Ron Powlus is another reason I came here. He was highly recruited and we have a good relationship right now. My older brothers have been through it all and I'm just trying to follow in their footsteps." Like Clausen, a slew of stud recruits are on unofficial visits to Notre Dame this weekend for the Irish spring game. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound quarterback hopes to convince a few to commit as well. "I want to get out to the spring game and meet some of my future teammates," Clausen said. "I look forward to doing whatever I can to help us win the national championship." And does he think he'll play as a true freshman in 2007? "I want to the be starting quarterback and I'll do everything I can to do that."
April 22, 200620 yr That kid is straight nasty. Huge get for the Irish. Weis has made such a huge (no pun intended, well...maybe a little) difference there in a short ammount of time. They're back.
April 22, 200620 yr Author That kid is straight nasty. Huge get for the Irish. Weis has made such a huge (no pun intended, well...maybe a little) difference there in a short ammount of time. They're back. Yup and its a great feeling... I mean i dont wanna sound to biased but this kid has some serious stuff and you just have to be impressed with what charlie weis is doing.
April 22, 200620 yr You can't be biased when talking about that kid. He is a 5 star super prospect stud that doesn't come around that often.
April 22, 200620 yr Author After Brady Quinn there is gonna be a challenge for the starting spot next season between 4 quarterbacks so its going to be intresting and entertaining watching them 4 going for the top spot, wouldnt suprise me much if Clausen got the spot.
April 22, 200620 yr saw this yesterday on ESPN and i ran about 3 times around the block because of how happy i was......this guy is the real deal future first rounder.....c weis has done a great job and the program has gone nothing but up since this guy set foot on the ND campus.......way for go c.w. and go irish.....
April 22, 200620 yr Author I hate Notre Dame. Big pickup, though. It doesnt matter if you hate them or love them, there fun to watch. and Jimmy is gonna make the game much more exciting to watch.
April 22, 200620 yr I hate Notre Dame. Big pickup, though. It doesnt matter if you hate them or love them, there fun to watch. and Jimmy is gonna make the game much more exciting to watch. I had fun watching Notre Dame get stomped in their bowl game. Other than that, their offense is merely aiight. They'll be good, again, though. I hope they have fun beating Michigan's mediocre asses every year. :thumbup
April 23, 200620 yr nice pick up for ND, but it won't be official til next Feb. so good luck in keeping him locked up and away from the other big-time programs
April 23, 200620 yr im sure he'll stay, he wont go away from the irish. Sure. Players never change their verbal commitments before NSD. :lol :lol :lol
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