about how it was "mutual." Reminds me of the sales rep handling an objection the prospect never surfaced.

I'm guessing his "source" - if he did anything more than guess - is ND staff.

I wonder if ND told the recruit they'd be taking 3 TE's when they started recruiting him. Sure.

He wished ND the best. So much for your brilliant thesis.

same site, but the article was written by a guy named Plummer with the following article written by the mouthpiece that was bumbling on about it yesterday.

Here's what Driskell wrote about Nickel previously:

FILM ANALYSIS

Nickel has some throwback to his game, possessing good size for his age to go with quality athletic skills and the potential to be an impact edge blocker in time.

Nickel is listed at 6-4 and 230 pounds, but he has the frame that should allow him to grow another inch and add at least 20 more pounds before he graduates high school.

The Milton standout is a weapon over the middle and up the seams. He isn't an overly explosive athlete that you have to worry about outrunning defenders across the field or getting over the top of the defense. What he does possess is good agility and balance, and he's a tough pass catcher that has no issue locking in on the ball in traffic.

He tracks the deep ball extremely well and snatches the ball out of the air. There is work needed from a route running standpoint, and Nickel must learn to better use his size and reach to his advantage, but there are tools there to work with. As he gets bigger and stronger his ability to dominate in close areas will only be enhanced.


Nickel is a willing blocker, and as he matures and gets stronger it should become a significant strength of his game. This was a quality pickup for Notre Dame. Nickel is just scratching the surface of how good he can be.

when Eddie Vanderdoes decided that he wanted to go somewhere else.

These recruitnik assholes really have zero shame.