
Jessica Shepard’s inside presence proves to impact Irish immediately
Until the NCAA approved Notre Dame power forward Jessica Shepard's transfer waiver on Nov. 1, the day the Irish faced Indiana University of Pennsylvania in an exhibition game, neither she nor the Irish coaches were certain how to proceed. Shepard's talent through two seasons at Nebraska was obvious -- official nfl jerseys cheap she was first-team All-Big Ten as a freshman -- and no one doubted whether she could help right away. Dare they run her much with the first team, teaching her the nuances of an offense and a defense she might not need for another season? Or should they limit her to the scout team? "The hardest thing for me was that you kind of want to build some things around her," Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw said.…