Even though I am no longer a high school football scout in Illinois, I still have some good connections, and something I heard over the weekend regarding [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag] needed to be shared.
My source spoke about two recruits to me, Kenwood defensive end [autotag]Marquise Lightfoot[/autotag] and St. Ignatius defensive tackle [autotag]Justin Scott[/autotag]. I was told Scott was definitely leaning toward committing to the Irish had he kept his original commitment date in January, but as we all know, Scott pushed back his commitment.
Another tidbit my source told me was there is potential for Scott to be a package deal with Lightfoot. If you look at who the Kenwood star is highly considering, it is Ohio State, Georgia and USC with Alabama also in consideration.
That doesn’t mean that Scott has ruled out the Irish but it is making the job that much more difficult. It looks like the defensive tackle will also visit Georgia in April, and he retweeted this report today.
4-star DL Justin Scott has locked in an official visit to Georgia in April.
More: https://t.co/WqtiDTvqZc pic.twitter.com/Q68TeUAQRm
— ChadSimmons (@ChadSimmons_) February 13, 2023
Head coach [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] must now juggle multiple open positions on his coaching staff while trying to secure another top class in the 2024 cycle.
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