This spring it started to appear that it was only a matter of time before five-star quarterback [autotag]Dante Moore[/autotag] ultimately gave his verbal commitment to Notre Dame. However, that commitment never came and if you go by the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, the chances for the Irish continue to drop by the day.
Now a crystal ball prediction from one of the best at making them is out and it’s more bad news for Notre Dame’s pursuit as Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports has given his crystal ball projection for Moore to end up at Oregon.
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How accurate is Wiltfong usually? He’s batting .913 in this year’s class as he’s hit on 3,431 of 3,758 projections which means he’s probably onto something here, as Moore is also now scheduled to visit Eugene this weekend.
It’s not official yet and may not be for some time. Heck, it may not end up being correct altogether (although I wouldn’t bet on that), but a talent like Moore seemingly being in the grasp of Notre Dame and him getting away is a painful miss as he was the biggest recruit in the 2023 class for [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] and [autotag]Tommy Rees[/autotag].
Assuming Wiltfong ends up being correct we’ll left to wonder what Notre Dame does at quarterback this cycle as they taken some big swings but came up empty in each of them.
Do they scurry to add a quarterback that is yet to be offered?
This is where you hope [autotag]Tyler Buchner[/autotag] lives up to the hype the next few seasons and that [autotag]C.J. Carr[/autotag] will be the real deal once he arrives on campus for the 2024 season.
Make no mistake about it – Notre Dame went all-in on Moore and appears to have lost. They went all-in on Moore, seemingly held a significant lead compared to everyone else, and appears to have lost.
Imagine if this had happened under the previous regime.
Carr certainly softens this blow significantly but swinging big and missing like this is anything but fun, even if it has been trending that way for some time.
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