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March 2013 - Signing Day Edition

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Mike Heuerman Hopes To Be Next In Line At Tight End U. By Dan Murphy Naples (Fla.) Barron Collier High School's 2013 offense wasn't ideal for a blue-chip tight end. The Cougars flipped from the spread to a triple-option attack, which turned Notre Dame commit Mike Heuerman into a glorified offensive tackle. The 6-4, 220-pound Sunshine State native caught only six passes in the fall after deciding to play at Notre Dame. As a junior, he jumped between tight end and wide receiver to show the kind of versatility Notre Dame loves to see at that position. "That's why they recruited him. He's a guy that can do everything," Barron Collier's first-year head coach Dan Pallante said. "We just could not throw the football. We had a quarterback that had shoulder surgery and I picked him because he could manage the team, but Mike knew that going in." Pallante, who lives 247Sports rates Heuerman as a four-star prospect, the country's No. 7 tight end and the No. 215 overall player in the class of 2013. photo courtesy 247sports

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