Gunner Kiel, the nation's No. 2 recruit, spurns LSU for Notre Dame and gets branded a liar and a head case. But Dennis Dodd says he's just a kid -- who deserves the right to change his mind. It's the recruiting system that's dishonest.

Top QB recruit's odyssey ends; spring football next Gunner Kiel enrolled at Notre Dame on Tuesday. When the program's latest five-star quarterback lacquered in reverie officially arrives is the issue now. And for however long it takes to determine whether Brian Kelly just set course for promised land or another penetrating disappointment.

Brian Kelly hasn’t exactly thrilled Notre Dame fans with his team’s on-the-field production so far, as the Irish have gone just 8-5 in each of Kelly’s first two seasons in South Bend. However, Kelly has experienced tremendous recent success on the recruiting trail, and he could be about to reel in another top-rated recruit.  Over the past 24 hours, rumors and speculation have been swirling ...

Quarterback Gunner Kiel topped Notre Dame's 2012 recruiting class of 16 freshmen announced Wednesday along with a high-profile transfer -- running back Amir Carlisle, who left Southern Cal after a single season to join the Irish. Kiel, from Columbus, Ind., initially committed to Indiana, then to LSU and changed his mind again and decided to go to Notre Dame.

Top QB recruit's odyssey ends; spring football next Gunner Kiel enrolled at Notre Dame on Tuesday. Will the program's latest five-star quarterback take the Irish to the promised land or be another penetrating disappointment?

SOUTH BEND (MCT) — Gunner Kiel enrolled at Notre Dame on Tuesday. When the program’s latest five-star quarterback lacquered in reverie officially arrives is the issue now. And for however long it takes to determine whether Brian Kelly just set course for promised land or another penetrating disappointment.

Notre Dame signed 17 players to national letters of intent Wednesday, but no one made more of a splash across the Internet than quarterback Gunner Kiel. It wasn't easy to secure the services of the 2011 Indiana Mr. Football, but the process doesn't matter to fans or coaches, as long as you get the guy in the end.

Let's all do ourselves a favor and not  debate whether or not Gunner Kiel should or shouldn't be at Notre Dame. All that matters is that he's there and that what's done can't be undone. Check that; what's done can't be undone for a third time . All that matters now is exactly how Kiel fits into the Fighting Irish's plans, and that's an entirely different debate. The Irish have Kiel, but it's not ...

1. It’s impossible to know whether Gunner Kiel will turn into the Next Great Notre Dame Quarterback or just another guy. But the last-minute decision by Kiel, from Columbus, Ind., to spurn LSU and drive to the South Bend campus only three hours from home is a warming balm for Irish fans frustrated with the pace of head coach Brian Kelly’s progress. A pair of 8-5s is noticeably lacking in face ...

Rumors swirl that Gunner Kiel has chosen to back off his commitment to LSU and instead chosen to go with Notre Dame. Whether or not these rumors are true, it doesn't affect the truth to the whole matter. LSU didn't need Kiel and they still don't need him. The Tigers are already the preseason No. 1 for many people, and that is for good reason. LSU has so much talent and experience returning that ...