It was a shock when [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag] priority target [autotag]Justin Scott[/autotag] pledged to Ohio State a week ago.
Not many expected that outcome because there wasn’t much noise between Scott and the Buckeyes. The five-star prospect never officially visited Notre Dame and the thought was he would make the trip when the Irish hosted Ohio State.
Even though Scott is committed, he hasn’t signed so nothing is final until the fax is sent over. According to Rivals Eric Hansen the Irish aren’t giving up. As Hansen fielded a variety of Scott related questions in a chat on Rivals, he said “Let me say off the top Notre Dame does not consider the recruitment to be over. … The Irish coaching staff is determined to flip him from his July 2 commitment to Ohio State.”
Is Notre Dame going to try to flip Ohio State commit Justin Scott?@EHansenND weighs in:https://t.co/DIjSw97R6M pic.twitter.com/bG8A5yO1ZW
— Rivals (@Rivals) July 8, 2023
There you have it. Head coach Marcus Freeman isn’t on to the next one, he’s continuing his focus of Scott. It makes plenty of sense; the Irish put substantial resources into recruiting the 6-foot, 4-inch and 310-pounder.
Time will tell if it works out, but you have to credit the coaching staff for not giving up on its pursuit of Scott.
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