Class is back in session today. And that doesn't just mean that yours truly has returned from vacation. Notre Dame's summer classes start today, which also marks the first day of the rest of 18 football newcomers' lives.
The Irish reeled in ESPN's No. 4 recruiting class in the nation for 2013 prospects -- a ranking that had included No. 10 overall prospect Eddie Vanderdoes -- and a majority of that group officially begins their college lives today.
Steve Elmer, Mike Heuerman, James Onwualu, Corey Robinson and Malik Zaire already received head-starts, having enrolled this past semester and going through spring ball with their new teammates. Here's a refresher course on some of the new faces on campus today. (* denotes an ESPN150 member; ** denotes an ESPN300 member)
Five-star OLB Jaylon Smith (Fort Wayne, Ind./Bishop Luers)*
Four-star RB Greg Bryant (Delray Beach, Fla./American Heritage-Boca-Delray)*
Four-star ATH Max Redfield (Mission Viejo, Calif./Mission Viejo)*
Four-star ATH Tarean Folston (Cocoa, Fla./Cocoa)*
Four-star OL Hunter Bivin (Owensboro, Ky./Apollo)*
Four-star WR Torii Hunter Jr. (Prosper, Texas/Prosper)*
Four-star OT Colin McGovern (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way West)*
Four-star DE Isaac Rochell (McDonough, Ga./Eagles Landing Christian Academy)*
Four-star OLB Doug Randolph (Woodberry Forest, Va./Woodberry Forest)*
Four-star CB Devin Butler (Washington/Gonzaga)**
Four-star ATH Rashad Kinlaw (Galloway, N.J./Absegami)
Four-star OT Mike McGlinchey (Philadelphia/William Penn)
Four-star ILB Michael Deeb (Plantation, Fla./American Heritage)
Four-star TE Durham Smythe (Belton, Texas/Belton)
Four-star CB Cole Luke (Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton)
Three-star OT John Montelus (Everett, Mass./Everett)
Three-star TE-Y Jacob Matuska (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Hartley)
Three-star WR William Fuller (Philadelphia/Roman Catholic)
