Notre Dame is in the starting blocks with five-star athlete Shaq Thompson. That also means the Irish are a long way from the finish line with the 6-foot-2, 210-pound athlete from Sacramento, Calif. But simply being in the race is a place Notre Dame wasn't two months ago until assistant Mike Denbrock jumped into the mix with a spring visit to Grant High School.

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