Mike Mickens getting the cornerbacks coach job at Notre Dame could mean many good things for the Fighting Irish secondary. One of those things however won’t be landing a commitment from one of the nation’s top cornerbacks in 2021.
Jakailin (JK) Johnson of DeSmet Jesuit in St. Louis announced his six remaining schools Friday and Notre Dame did not make the cut.
Recruitment still open pic.twitter.com/9IznvsviNL
— JK Johnson (@jakailin6) February 14, 2020
If DeSmet sounds familiar it’s because Notre Dame has been linked there quite a bit recently. 2020 wide receiver commitment Jordan Johnson played his high school football there while their head coach Robert Steeples had been reported to be a candidate to become Notre Dame’s cornerbacks coach, a job of course went to Mickens earlier this week.
Listen, there is no promise whatsoever if Steeples got the job that Johnson would have wound up at Notre Dame. More importantly, hire the guy who is best for the program, not for just one individual.
I’m really hoping this doesn’t turn into anything bigger for fans because as of this point it absolutely shouldn’t.
To date, Notre Dame does not have a commitment to its 2021 class by a cornerback. It does however have what is regarded as a top-three class nationwide early-on.