NJ TE visits ND, Northwestern

Tight end/wide receiver Garrett Graham visited Notre Dame and Northwestern over the past weekend. What did he think of the two schools?

"My parents and brother were with me at Notre Dame for the Junior Day over the weekend. It was just awesome. We had a tour of the campus and the locker room and then we went down the famous steps. We all got to hit the sign on the way down. I met Coach Willingham and got a picture with him after practice.

"I also spent some time talking with Coach Simmons, the linebacker coach, who used to coach at Oklahoma State. He's a real nice guy. At their practice it was the first time they were in pads and the goal line stand hitting was hard so we got up real close to watch. I got caught up in it and wanted to get in there and hit somebody. They have a beautiful campus and it would be an honor to go there. They want my transcript sent to admissions as soon as possible."

The 6-foot-4, 225-pound tight end/wide receiver runs the 40-yard dash in 4.7 seconds caught 32 passes for 540 yards and four touchdowns for Brick, N.J.

"I also went to Northwestern, just before the trip to Notre Dame," said Graham. "The stadium was real nice and the campus is right on Lake Michigan. I met the head coach and also talked with Kevin Johns. He is very interested and will be watching me at the Elite Camp in May at Giants Stadium."