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While they weren't busy putting the finishing touches on a two-year deal with tackle Bryant McKinnie , they were signing the first member of their 2013 draft class.

He coached in last year's BCS championship game and won two of his three consecutive appearances in Division II title games at Grand Valley State .

Oct. 27, 2012; Norman, OK, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Cierre Wood runs for a touchdown in the first quarter against the Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

While Notre Dame is still reveling in the selection of six of its former players in last weekend's NFL draft, it's never too early to peek ahead at which players on the Irish's 2013 roster will have their names called in Radio City Music Hall next April in the 2014 NFL draft.

Nov. 24, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly reacts as time expires after Notre Dame beat the USC Trojans 22-13 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Baltimore Ravens After gutting the team following its Super Bowl win, it only made sense that the Ravens' first four picks would be defensive ones.

The NFL does not wait for everyone, and so what was an otherwise 10 a.m. ET call out of Baltimore turned into an early-morning wake-up for the latest former Notre Dame player to take his talents to the next level.

Bengals Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame Giovani Bernard, RB, North Carolina Margus Hunt, DE, Southern Methodist Shawn Williams, S, Georgia Sean Porter, OLB, Texas A&M Tanner Hawkinson, OT, Kansas Rex Burkhead, RB, Nebraska Cobi Hamilton, WR, Arkansas Reid Fragel, OT, Ohio State T.J. Johnson, C, South Carolina Analysis: The Bengals are primed to make ... (more)

Former Penn and Notre Dame center Braxston Cave will have a chance to make his dream of playing in the NFL a reality, the opportunity just didn't come the way he had expected.

Jensen played at Colorado State-Pueblo. The 6-foot-3, 317-pounder will seek to fill out an offensive line that might be without tackle Bryant McKinnie, who has yet to re-sign with the Super Bowl champions.

The string of disappointments that pocked the end of Notre Dame safety Jamoris Slaughter's collegiate career finally came to an abrupt halt Saturday afternoon.

Throughout the 2012 college football season, Notre Dame's defense was among the most dominant forces in the nation.

Many Michiana sports fans say they could not wait for Thursday night to finally watch this year's NFL Draft.

Just a few short hours remain until the 2013 NFL Draft begins Thursday night in New York City.