SOUTH BEND, Ind. — With Notre Dame football set to host a slew of top recruits this weekend for its prime-time matchup against rival USC, Irish head coach Brian Kelly has already broken one of his program’s rules.
Notre Dame typically sets its limit for high school visitors on any given game weekend at 12 to 15 prospects.
“We always do, and we always break that rule,” Kelly said this week. “Every year we sit down and go, ‘We’re only going to take 13. We’re only going to take 12.’ And then we’ll go back into another staff meeting, and then John Smith who runs the 4.