Cierre Wood, the nations top overall RB and #3 player overall, from Santa Clara, CA commited to the Irish over the weekend.

Pete “The Poodle” Caroll must be seething.  This is the third year in a row the Irish have beaten out USC for the best player in southern California:  Jimmy Clausen in 2006, Dayne Crist last year, and now Wood.

On the heels of last year’s consensus #2 overall class, Wood joins what may end up being another top-10 recruiting class for Charlie Weis, who has secured commitments from 3 other top players in just the past 2 weeks.