How a Chicagoland connection helped Rico Schrieber prepare for Notre Dame Irish Invasion
Chicago Marist junior offensive lineman Rico Schrieber had an advantage over the other recruits at the Notre Dame Irish Invasion camp on June 2, thanks to Pat Coogan.
In May, Coogan, a Notre Dame senior offensive lineman and 2021 class Marist graduate, had been back at the private Catholic college prep school on Chicago’s South Side to work with his high school’s current offensive linemen. Among them was Schriber, a three-star with 14 offers.
With scholarship opportunities from Purdue, Miami, Boston College, Nebraska, Iowa State, Vanderbilt, Kansas and Indiana, it is evident that Schrieber has a solid baseline of offensive line knowledge. Still, Coogan’s pointers paid off in a positive performance from the 6-foot-7, 345-pound Schrieber in South Bend earlier this month.
“I know him pretty well,” Schrieber said. “He came down the last two weeks at Marist to do drills with us. We worked on some of the drills we did today last week.”
Irish offensive line coach Joe Rudolph’s workout required detail. Hand placement was a major focus.
“I gained more knowledge about pass pro and run blocking,” Schrieber said. “Where to place your hands. … (Rudolph) worked on hand placement a lot, pretty much in every drill. We did pass pro drills where there was a bag where you had to place your hands. Same with the run blocking drills.”
In addition to Rudolph, a few current Irish offensive linemen, including freshman Anthonie Knapp and sophomore Sam Pendleton, helped at the camp. Schrieber enjoyed having an extra set of eyes during the workout.
“It was great to have guys that actually play for the team out there,” Schrieber said. “They know everything about it. It was helpful.”
Rico Schrieber shares observations of Notre Dame defensive line commits at Irish Invasion
The competition required the extra attention. Schrieber and the other offensive linemen in attendance had to face three Notre Dame defensive line commits from Chicagoland: Christopher Burgess, Dominik Hulak and Joseph Reiff.
Chicago Simeon’s Burgess, a four-star, is the highest-ranked recruit of the group. He is the No. 97 overall player, No. 14 EDGE nationally and No. 4 prospect in Illinois. Elmhurst, Ill., products Reiff of York Community and IC Catholic Prep’s Hulak rank as the Nos. 8 and 15 prospects in the state, respectively. Reiff is also the No. 334 overall player and No. 28 defensive lineman, while Hulak ranks No. 523 overall and No. 54 among linebackers.
“The players were great,” Schrieber said. “They’re all really good players.”
Although Schrieber’s performance did not produce an immediate Notre Dame offer, he remains in contention for one. In the meantime, as he already has with Coogan, Schrieber plans to use the trio of Irish D-line pledges as resources during his recruitment.
“I think I’m pretty close with all three since they’re from the same state,” he said.
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