There was no shortage of recent developments when Irish lllustrated drew up an outline for our weekly recruiting podcast - Tracking the Trail. As most would, we started with a thorough discussion about Cameron Herron following his weekend stay in South Bend and his subsequent commitment. Composite four-star quarterback Blake Hebert was next. It was only the beginning of a wide-ranging podcast, which included feedback on today's national recruiting rankings update.

Irish Illustrated's Tim Prister and Drew Mentock are joined by FootballScoop's national college football writer and Irish Illustrated Contributor John Brice, as they react to what they heard during the October 14 press conference with Notre Dame Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman as the Irish prepare for their game against Georgia Tech. As always, Instant Analysis is brought to you by the RVMH Hall of Fame, located in Elkhart, Indiana.

Irish Illustrated's Tim O'Malley and John Brice of Football Scoop break down Notre Dame's 49-7 thrashing over Stanford.

Irish Illustrated's Tim Prister and Tim O'Malley are joined by FootballScoop's national college football writer and Irish Illustrated Contributor John Brice, as they react to what they heard during the October 7 press conference with Notre Dame Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman as the Irish prepare for a home game against Stanford.

This week, Notre Dame landed a commitment from a quality recruit from Georgia with big-time speed. The Irish also lost two commitments. Irish Illustrated makes sense of it all in our latest Tracking the Trail podcast.

Irish Illustrated's Tim O'Malley and Irish Illustrated Contributor John Brice of Football Scoop, react to Notre Dame's 31-4 victory over the No. 15 Louisville Cardinals.