Notre Dame football adds 17 players

Amir Carlisle, RB, 5-10, 180, Santa Clara, CA (USC) - Attended USC as a freshman in 2010 . . . played in eight games for the Trojans and totaled 19 rushes for 118 yards (6.2 avg.) plus recorded seven receptions for 41 yards with one touchdown . . . gained 90 yards on 10 carries at Colorado and added two receptions for 31 yards including one receiving TD against the Buffaloes . . . His 2010 honors included Parade All-American, SuperPrep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Under Armour All-American, ESPNU 150, Rivals 100, Prep Star Dream Team, SuperPrep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Orange County Register Fab 15 second team, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Small Schools first team, SectionSports.com All-Central Coast second team and Palo Alto Daily News Offensive Player of the Year as a senior running back at Kings Academy in Sunnyvale (Calif.) . . . ran for 2,110 yards (10.0 average per carry) and 28 TDs in 2010 and also caught 12 passes for 231 yards (19.3 avg.) with 3 TDs . . . as a junior in 2009, he made Cal-Hi Sports All-State Small Schools first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass first team, MaxPreps All-State Division III second team and San Jose Mercury News All-County . . . ran for 2,037 yards on 187 carries (10.9 avg.) with 29 TDs and caught 11 passes for 182 yards (16.5 avg.) in 2009, plus he returned kicks and punts . . . as a sophomore in 2008, he made Cal-Hi Sports All-State Small Schools second team and Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomore while running for 961 yards with 14 TDs . . . rushed for 5,108 yards (11.0 average per carry) with 73 TDs in his high school career, and had 26 100-yard performances (in 28 games) . . . father, Duane, ran track at Maryland and then was a strength and conditioning coach/speed and performance coach with numerous high school, college and pro teams, including the Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Penn State, Philadelphia Charge (women's pro soccer), New Jersey Pride (pro lacrosse), San Francisco 49ers (2005-10) and currently is director of sports performance at Purdue . . . played for coach Ron Kellner at Kings Academy . . . born Sept. 24, 1992.