When Tony Jones Jr. pledged his services to the Irish on their just-concluded Junior Day weekend, Notre Dame secured its first-ever football commitment from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. This elite athletics-centered, co-ed prep school has been in operation since 1978 and offers football, basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, lacrosse, golf, and track and field programs. Specifically of note for Irish fans, though, is that over the last few years IMG has become an increasingly significant player on the Division 1 football scene. In the 2014 - 2015 graduating classes, recruiting fans will recognize Bo Scarbrough, Michael O'Connor, Deondre Francois, and Mirko Jurkovic.
Irish Q&A: IMG Academy
