Collinsworth Still impressing ND

[kyvince]

They were many, myself included who thought Mr. Collinsworth would have to have a red shirt year, before he could compete for playing time at ND. According to Coach Kelly Collinsworth has impressed in the pre-season workouts. In his opening press conference Kelly mentioned Collinsworth as one of a few freshman who may compete for playing time.

 

Kelly also cited freshmen Bennett Jackson and Austin Collinsworth as two young players who will be "in the mix to get on the bus."

[Gunner11]

Love it!!!

[jbwill2]

Woohoooo!

[Irish Cat]

Adding on to what has already been stated, this is a recent post from Irish Illustrated.

 

Some late summer team tidbits...

 

With fall camp about to kick off this weekend, figured I'd throw out a last round of team tidbits from the summer conditioning program.

 

I posted this in another thread, but I've heard Dayne Crist continues to look good running the offense, better than he did during spring practice. And that's from the perspective of somebody around the defense. Nate Montana continues to run as the No. 2 quarterback going into camp. That might surprise some people, but it really shouldn't. There's not much in the way of depth chart shifting when the coaching staff can't even be there to monitor drills.

 

Kyle Rudolph was described to me as a "man amongst boys" and that it's "unfair" to try to cover him in passing drills. It doesn't matter who you're talking to about the team, Rudolph's name always comes up when the topic is who's in the best shape. Another guy I've heard positive buzz about is Ethan Johnson in terms of physical condition. Apparently he is among the best on the team in the hang clean, well over 325 pounds.

 

Lots of buzz about Cierre Wood this summer as well. I'm not predicting that Wood grabs the starting running back job, but I get the sense that there could be more competition here than a lot of people realize. Notre Dame won't have a default starting running back this year, whoever holds the job will have earned it.

 

One more guy I've heard about is Austin Collinsworth at receiver. Sounds like the kid has got skills and has turned a few heads. We'll see how that translates this season.

 

Four days until camp opens...

This post was edited on 8/3 4:54 PM by Pete Sampson

 

Pete Sampson

Editor - Irish Illustrated

psampson@rivals.com

[RomanEmpire]

Not surprised in the least. The kid is an athlete.

[Clyde]

Does ND redshirt?

[Irish Cat]

Does ND redshirt?

 

No. However, it is possible for a player with eligibility remaining to play on the team during a 5th year provided that they have received their degree from Notre Dame and have been accepted into a graduate program at the University.

[Walter]

This is no surprise, IMO.

 

A lot of people thought AC got his pub because of his pops but this kid can flat out play ball and has an amazing work ethic.

[Run To State]

I'm loving it!

[Flotsam]

Excellent news. I am looking forward to following Austin's college career. Much success.

[JIM SEYMOUR # 85]

That sounds great. REally happy for him. I know he is a tremendous player and hope he has a stellar career at ND. Good luck to them both. Bird FAns should be rightfully proud.

[CatsCatsCats]

That's nice. ND doesn't have a lot of proven guys out wide and they'll need 3 or 4 at a time so it would be nice to see a KY guy get on the field.

[CovCathiRadio]

Not one bit of a surprise to hear this. Perfect fit in the slot for this offense.

[THUNDERBIRDS]

Does the name DJ Woods from UC ring a bell. I would anticipate that's the roll that AC will be playing in Brian Kelly's system. AC will get on the Bus!!!:ylsuper:

[uk#1fan]

I just read on the blueandgold.com AC and Nicholas are running with the 3rd team right now.