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Rivals: Star Florida running back will visit Notre Dame for Blue & Gold game

Would be a great addition to the ‘24 class

For many schools their spring game is a recruiting spring board into the fall, as many teams main focus is on the season. Notre Dame is no different as they looking to continue their hot start for the 2023 class and continue to build relationships with 2024 prospects.

Currently, the Irish have yet to get their first verbal commit in the ‘24 class but that could all change soon during the spring. The Blue and Gold game will surely bring plenty of big name recruits to South Bend and according to Rivals Adam Friedman, running back Davion Gause should be making the trip up north from Florida for the spring contest.

Already a top-100 prospect, 67th overall, by Rivals, Gause is a very intriguing option for the Irish. He’s already the size of a big time running back at five-feet-ten-inches and 209-pounds. Gause holds offers from Georgia, USC, Texas A&M and others.

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Two Notre Dame commits make big jumps in Rivals 2022 rankings

The Irish once again have shown a keen eye for recruiting

With the final signing period just over a week away, many recruiting outlets are finalizing their rankings for the 2022 class. Rivals today published their final update and when looking back they had two Irish commits seriously under-rated.

First on their list that made a big leap was defense end Aiden Gobaira, who went from outside the top-200 to firmly inside the top-100 at 82nd overall in the country. It wasn’t what Gobaira did during the season, it was his impressive all-star circuit that prompted the rise. “Gobaira hadn’t played against elite college prospects in the past but really performed well at the All-American Bowl and in the practices that week,” noted Adam Friedman, Rivals’ national recruiting analyst.

The other Notre Dame commit to make a move north was offensive lineman Aamil Wagner. The Ohio native went from 196th nationally all the way up to 124th, a jump of 72 spots. Friedman thinks that Wagner will be more of a project but “has the potential to be a multi-year starter for the Fighting Irish if he can add the necessary mass to his frame.” Remember the last “project” offensive lineman the Irish recently added to their roster? Well, Joe Alt was one of the best true-freshman in the country regardless of position.

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