My recollection is he said that Holtz also told him "you didn't make a 4 year mistake, you made a 40 year mistake."
My sister (an alumna) wrote a monthly newsletter, and I contributed a rundown of this class. At that time, I was consumed with ND recruiting. Wish I'd kept the writeup.
Hard to beat this class:
Quarterback: Kevin McDougal
Fullbacks: Jerome Bettis, Dean Lytle
Tailbacks: Jeff Burris
Receivers: Lake Dawson, Clint Johnson
Tight End: Oscar McBride
Offensive Line: Aaron Taylor, Tim Ruddy, Mike McGlinn
Defensive Line: Bryant Young, Jim Flanigan, Oliver Gibson, Brian Hamilton
Linebacker: Pete Bercich, Anthony Peterson
Defensive Backs: Tom Carter, Greg Lane, John Covington, Willie Clark, LeShane Saddler
Did you ever do one for 1991? That was my class and I lived with one player for a year.
Paul Grasmanis went to the local high school where I now live and was part of a very successful period for the team, a standard they really don't reach anymore these days. A very good guy from all accounts.
a different direction." I wonder what that means.
- From a 2020 "Best ND recruits from Tennessee" article from the late great Lou Somogyi.
At the risk of stating the obvious, Jonathan Ogden was later inducted into the Pro Football HOF.
Derrick Mayes later won a Super Bowl ring with the Packers.
Thank you as always for the great info.
impressive background and man...I don't remember him as playing much for ND