Coffee is for closers and we’re finding out just how much of one Marcus Freeman will be in his first year as Notre Dame’s head coach. The window for early signing period will open in December as a few unknown ultimate decisions are set to be announced that day.
One such was defensive end, [autotag]Keon Keeley[/autotag], who earlier in the year withdrew his commitment to pursue other options. Will five-star safety [autotag]Peyton Bowen[/autotag] be the next high-end Notre Dame commitment to do the same?
Our colleagues at Sooners Wire recapped the much-needed weekend in Norman as Oklahoma dominated Oklahoma State. One potential player in attendance on another unofficial visit was Bowen. Here is what the Sooners Wire staff had to say of Bowen’s latest visit.
Bowen has been firmly in the Sooners’ sights as far back as the Lincoln Riley regime. Oklahoma has been diligent in continuing to recruit Bowen despite his commitment to the Fighting Irish and won’t stop until Bowen signs on the line for a school.
That school may be Oklahoma when all is said and done. Following his trip to Norman for Bedlam, two new projections in Oklahoma’s favor have surfaced from two different Rivals recruiting insiders.
So a couple of recruiting reporters have Bowen getting ready to switch to Oklahoma.
I have no problem with Bowen taking a visit while being a Notre Dame commitment. My problem comes in asking if he’s an actual commitment at this point or not. For instance, if Marcus Freeman calls Bowen tomorrow and asks him if he’s part of the 2023 recruiting class to Notre Dame, how would Bowen answer?
Will he ultimately choose Notre Dame? This feels like one of those “where there’s smoke there’s fire” situations but who really knows besides Bowen, and chances are he doesn’t know for sure, either.
With all of this wonder about where Bowen ultimately ends up, how then is he still considered committed to Notre Dame? It’s not one of those things that doesn’t really matter a whole lot so I won’t kill the feeling of a good weekend, but does that make any sense whatsoever?
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