2016 Notre Dame Football Preview

2016 Notre Dame Football Preview

Blue & Gold Illustrated: 2012 Notre Dame Football Preview

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80 ✦ BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED 2016 FOOTBALL PREVIEW BY LOU SOMOGYI I n one way or another, despite a pow‑ erful 6‑3½, 290‑pound frame, senior defensive lineman Isaac Rochell always seems to be in someone's shadow. When he verbally committed to Notre Dame on June 7, 2012, it was relatively un‑ der the radar because five days earlier the Fighting Irish landed a pledge from the na‑ tion's No. 1 defensive recruit, linebacker Jaylon Smith. When Rochell signed with Notre Dame in February 2013, it was overshadowed by the news that California five‑star defensive lineman Eddie Vanderdoes selected the Irish over Alabama. It was Vanderdoes — who would wind up at UCLA a few months later — who was heralded as the difference maker along the line to succeed the tandem of Louis Nix and Stephon Tuitt. As a reserve freshman lineman in 2013, Senior Isaac Rochell is expected to be a centerpiece of the 2016 defense From The Shadows TO THE SPOTLIGHT

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