Just got back from post-practice interviews at Notre Dame. I'll have a full transcript up a little later this afternoon from OC/Tight ends coach Gerad Parker. ... I did get a chance before that interview to chat briefly with sophomore TE Eli Raridon. He is still on his way back from ACL surgery last fall — his second ACL surgery in less than a one-year span. ... He said he's not yet 100 percent, though he is suited up for practice. He does not yet compete in any drills, he said, that involved defenders in which he might get bumped. Really only doing the non-competitive periods. He said he's feeling good, but not rushing things. He felt like he did that a little bit with the last surgery. He said the two surgeries were different, so the recovery process is different. He feels great about what's ahead but doesn't think he'll be at 100 percent for another month.
