Notre Dame's Massive Recruiting Weekend May Have Already Come up Aces

Notre Dame had a massive recruiting weekend on campus as it played host to USC for what very possibly could be the final time. It was a hard fought and emotional affair that Notre Dame prevailed 34-24 in, winning its third-straight in the rivalry and seventh in the last eight meetings.

It wasn't just that Notre Dame won that perhaps made an impact on a slew of big-time recruits on Saturday. More importantly, at least in one case, how Notre Dame won was probably almost as important.

Notre Dame's Running Game Shines in Victory over USC

The Notre Dame running game was unstoppable Saturday night, as it combined to rush for 306 yards and average seven yards per attempt.

Jeremiyah Love recorded more rushing yards (228) than any Notre Dame player ever has at Notre Dame Stadium, a venue that has been open since 1930. Jadarian Price added 87 more on a night that USC could muster up only 68 rushing yards itself.

Notre Dame has the nation's best backfield and it showed out Saturday night. And perhaps that showing helped in the Irish setting up its next great backfield.

Notre Dame Projected to Land Nation's Top Running Back

Notre Dame's ability to run the football is obvious and has been for years. The combination of what is generally very good offensive line play coupled wtih absolute beasts at running back. Now, a potential future college star seems to have really liked what he saw in South Bend.

Kemon Spell, a five-star running back in the 2027 recruiting class is rated as the nation's top running back, was on campus this weekend. On Sunday, Rivals recruiting guru Steve Wiltfong made a crystal ball pick as to where Spell will end up, and it doesn't take a brain surgeon to tell where this post is headed.