There was a time when Notre Dame could go into Texas and have a lot of success on the recruiting trail. For a number of reasons the Lone Star state has taken a back seat in the last decade. That appears to be changing under Marcus Freeman.

In our latest podcast IB was joined by former University of Texas All-American defensive back Rod Babers to talk about what makes Texas a unique football state and what the Irish have to do to dip back into the state and recruit successfully.

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