Blue & Gold Illustrated: 2012 Notre Dame Football Preview
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OFFENSIVE LINEMEN and No. 90 overall player in the land by Scout … Played all four years on the varsity football and bas- ketball teams at William Penn Charter … Averaged 10 stops and three tackles for loss per game as a senior … Also scored three touchdowns on offense … Was named to the Pennsylvania Sportswriters' AAAA all-state first team … Served as a team captain for the East squad in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl … In addition to being named all-league on the hardwood, won a state title in the shot put. Personal: Born Jan. 12, 1995 … His uncle, John Loughery, was the starting quarterback at Boston College in 1980 … Another former BC signal-caller, current Atlanta Falcons starter Matt Ryan, is his cousin … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, majoring in film, television and theatre. SAM MUSTIPHER • C Sr. • Olney, Md. Ht.: 6-2½ • Wt.: 305 Career Highlights: Started at center in all 12 games last fall … Played in nine contests on special teams and as a reserve offensive lineman in 2015 … Redshirted in 2014. Prep: Tabbed as a four-star prospect, the No. 3 player in Maryland, and the nation's No. 12 offen- sive guard and No. 203 overall recruit by Rivals … An all-state pick on the offensive line as a senior at Good Counsel High … Was also a first-team pick for The Washington Post All-Met squad … Named to MaxPreps U.S. Air Force Sophomore All-America first team in 2011 as a defender … Played in the Under Armour All-American Game. Personal: Born Aug. 13, 1996 … Enrolled in the Col- lege of Engineering, majoring in computer science. QUENTON NELSON • OG Sr. • Holmdel, N.J. Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 329 Career Highlights: Started all 12 contests at left guard last fall … Did not allow a sack and gave up just one QB hit on 456 pass attempts … Named a third-team AP All- American, and second-team All-American by Sports Illustrated … Saw action in 12 games and started 11 at left guard in 2015 … Redshirted in 2014. Prep: Rivals ranked him as a five-star talent, the No. 2 prospect in New Jersey, and the No. 3 offen- sive tackle and No. 29 overall player in the land … A second-team offensive lineman on USA Today's All-USA prep All-America squad as a senior … Also was named a second-team All-American by Max- Preps, while he was listed as an honorable men- tion selection on Parade's squad … Was an all-state pick by USA Today … Was a second-team all-state pick as a junior while helping his squad to a state title … MaxPreps named him a second-team Junior All-American in 2012 … Played in the U.S. Army All- American Bowl. Personal: Born March 19, 1996 … Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business, majoring in manage- ment consulting. TREVOR RUHLAND • C/OG Jr. • Cary, Ill. Ht.: 6-3½ • Wt.: 303 Career Highlights: Saw action in nine games in 2016, primarily on special teams and as a reserve … Redshirted in 2015. Prep: ESPN listed him as a four-star recruit, the No. 3 prospect in Illinois, and the No. 24 offen- sive guard and No. 288 overall player nationally … Helped lead Cary Grove to a 13-1 record in 2014 and its second state 7A runner-up finish in three years … Recognized as an Illinois High School Foot- ball Coaches Association Class 7A first-team all- state pick … Named to The Chicago Tribune and The Champaign-Urbana News Gazette all-state teams. Personal: Born May 21, 1997 … His father, Matt, played defensive tackle at Iowa and was an All-Big Ten selection … Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business. NEWCOMERS AARON BANKS • OG Fr. • Alameda, Calif. Ht.: 6-5½ • Wt.: 310 Career Highlights: Enrolled in January 2017. Prep: Rated as a four-star talent, the No. 16 pros- pect in California, and the No. 13 offensive tackle and No. 121 overall player nationally by Rivals … Reportedly averaged around 12 pancake blocks per game on offense and recorded 14 sacks and seven forced fumbles on defense … Named to the 2016 All- USA California first team by USA Today … Earned a spot on the MaxPreps 2016 All-NorCal first team on offense … Picked to the Cal-Hi 2016 Medium Schools all-state first team. Personal: Born Sept. 3, 1997. DILLAN GIBBONS • OG Fr. • Clearwater, Fla. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 315 Prep: Rivals ranked him as a three-star recruit, the No. 74 player in Florida and the No. 56 offensive tackle in the land … Helped pave the way for a Central Catholic team that finished 9-2 and advanced to the regional finals of the Class 3A playoffs … Earned first- team MaxPreps Football All-America Small Schools honors as a senior, and was a second-team pick as a junior … Named to the Associated Press 2016 Florida Class 3A all-state first team … Picked to The Tampa Bay Times first-team All-Tampa Bay and All-Pinellas County squads as a junior and a senior … Chosen to play on the U.S. Under-19 National Team against Canada at the North American Championship. Personal: Born Aug. 17, 1999 … Played for former NFL fullback Mike Alston (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) at Northside Christian School in St. Petersburg, Fla., before transferring to Central Catholic for his senior season … His brother Reilly played for South Florida and was accepted to law school at Notre Dame. ROBERT HAINSEY • OT Fr. • Pittsburgh Ht.: 6-4½ • Wt.: 292 Career Highlights: Enrolled in January 2017. Prep: Tabbed by Rivals as a four-star prospect, the No. 21 recruit in Pennsylvania, and the No. 11 offen- sive tackle and No. 108 overall player in the country … During his senior season, was part of an offensive line that helped pave the way for Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy to rack up 387.9 total yards of of- fense per game … IMG Academy finished 11-0 and was ranked as the nation's No. 2 high school team by USA Today … Named to the 2016 All-USA Florida first-team offense by USA Today … Participated in the Under Armour All-America Game … Chosen to take part in the Nike Football The Opening Finals in Beaverton, Ore. Personal: Born Aug. 12, 1998 … Was the lone team captain for IMG Academy during his senior season … Was a 2015 teammate of current Notre Dame sophomore running back Tony Jones Jr. … A Pitts- burgh native who attended Gateway High School in Monroeville, Pa., for two years prior to transferring to IMG Academy. JOSHUA LUGG • OT Fr. • Pittsburgh Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 280 Prep: Regarded as a four-star recruit, the No. 6 player in Pennsylvania, and the No. 22 offensive tackle and No. 236 overall prospect nationally by Rivals … As a senior, helped pave the way for the Wexford (Pa.) North Allegheny offense to rush for 3,303 yards and 50 touchdowns while scoring 34.9 points per game en route to a 9-3 record … Named to the 2016 All-USA Pennsylvania first-team offense by USA Today … Selected to the Pennsylvania Foot- ball Writers' Class 6A all-state team … Picked to the PAFootballNews.com all-classification all-state team and Class 6A all-state squad … Earned the inaugural Mr. PA Football Lineman Award for the Big School Class 4A-6A … Participated in the U.S. Army All- American Bowl. Personal: Born June 3, 1999. 74 ✦ BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED 2017 FOOTBALL PREVIEW Fifth-year senior Hunter Bivin has played in 29 games and made one start during his Notre Dame career. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA