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Ohio State is trying to flip 2023 Notre Dame commit after scholarship offer

Not great

There is blood in the water and there is a feeling that plenty of schools will be looking to flip current Notre Dame commits. There have already been four decommits for the 2023 cycle for the Irish ([autotag]Keon Keeley[/autotag], [autotag]Justyn Rhett[/autotag], [autotag]Elijah Paige[/autotag] and [autotag]Sedrick Irvin Jr.[/autotag]) and there is potential for more.

There are rumors that multiple teams are looking to flip the current highest rated Irish commit, safety [autotag]Peyton Bowen[/autotag]. Now it looks like [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] is going to have to keep Ohio State away from one of Notre Dame’s other commits. Today, the Buckeyes offered a scholarship to [autotag]Adon Shuler[/autotag], the New Jersey safety.

If you look through his recent activity on Twitter, most of it has ben pro Notre Dame, including visiting with former Irish star safety [autotag]Kyle Hamilton[/autotag]. There was however a retweet of fellow New Jersey star Vaboue Toure’s offer from Ohio State. Toure is a 2024 prospect but high school teammates with Shuler.

It’s hard to read into that retweet, Shuler could very well be just being happy for his teammate. Unfortunately, the saying, when there’s smoke, there’s a fire could apply here. Time will tell if Shuler is actually considering flipping to Ohio State, but the Buckeyes officially offering the Irish commit is a bit troubling.

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Watch: Highlights of Notre Dame commits during this weekends action

Some impressive plays by Irish commits

The Irish 2023 and 2024 recruiting classes is one of the best in the country. There are playmakers at every position and many of them are the best player on their team, if not their entire conference. So, expect many of them to make highlight plays on a weekly basis. Check out some of the best highlights from Notre Dame commits during this past weeks action.

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For second day in a row Notre Dame lands 2023 defensive commitment

What does this class still need to add in your eyes?

Notre Dame has ended the work-week strong in terms of recruiting as Friday saw them land a commitment on the defensive side of the football for the second day in a row in regards to the 2023 class.

Thursday it was four-star linebacker [autotag]Jaiden Ausberry[/autotag] who they pulled from the literal shadows of LSU’s Tiger Stadium in earning a commitment.  Friday it was a recent Ohio offer that announced he’d be playing football at Notre Dame.

[autotag]Ben Minich[/autotag], a three-star safety from Cincinnati announced it was Notre Dame for him Friday, choosing the Irish over Cincinnati, Duke, and Wake Forest as finalists.

Minich checks in at 5-11.5, 185-pounds and is about to get his senior season underway at Lakota High School in Cincinnati.  He had roughly 25 scholarship offers in full, including from Power Five programs Iowa State, Oklahoma, Purdue, Indiana, and Wisconsin just to name a few.

Minich adds depth at safety in the 2023 class as he’s the third at the position to commit.  He joins [autotag]Peyton Bowen[/autotag] and [autotag]Adon Shuler[/autotag] in the class, providing valuable insurance if one of those is to ultimately change their college decision.

Notre Dame now has the top ranked recruiting class in 2023 according to 247Sports as the Irish edge Alabama by a nose.  Georgia, Ohio State, Texas, and Oklahoma round out the top six.

[autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] and Notre Dame hope it doesn’t take long for commitment number-23 to come in as the Irish are a finalist for running back [autotag]Dylan Edwards[/autotag] who is set to announce his college decision on Saturday.

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ESPN names two ‘23 positions Notre Dame is doing a great job in recruiting

The Irish 2023 defensive recruits are impressive as a whole

When you have one of the best recruiting classes in the country, it’s expected that your position groups should be among some of the best collections in the nation.

The current group of Notre Dame’s 20 commits is very defense heavy in talent, so it should come as no surprise when Tom VanHaaren of ESPN named two positions of the Irish’s current recruiting haul as one of the top groups in the country.

VanHaaren first names the safeties the Irish have commits from: [autotag]Peyton Bowen[/autotag] and [autotag]Adon Shuler[/autotag]. Both are ranked inside ESPN’s top 300; Bowen is 30th overall. VanHaaren believes “both will have an opportunity to contribute early in their career with the current depth chart.”

The other position group VanHaaren mentions is the defensive line, led by ESPN’s No. 1 defensive end [autotag]Keon Keeley[/autotag]. His future teammates [autotag]Brenan Vernon[/autotag], [autotag]Boubacar Traore[/autotag] and [autotag]Devan Houstan[/autotag] were singled out as well.

In order for the Irish to continue to stay on this list come signing day, they’re going to have to fend off schools trying to flip some of their more impressive commits. Alabama is coming hard after Keeley. He just visited Tuscaloosa. Bowen is also still talking with schools, most notably Oklahoma and Texas A&M.

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Where Notre Dame 2023 commitments landed on ESPN’s updated Top 300

An impressive group for the Irish

Collectively, the Irish have one of the best groups in the country. It should come as no surprise as their twenty verbal commitments are among the best players in the nation. ESPN has updated their Top 300 recruits and you’ll find plenty of Notre Dame players on the list. Find out below which of the Irish pledges made their list.

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Where Notre Dame commits landed on the 247Sports updated Top 247 rankings

An extremely impressive group

The high school football season is creeping closer and closer. The summer camps and events are over, prospects have had their chance to impress scouts across the nation as they prepare for real football. Notre Dame has done a tremendous job in the first full cycle of the Marcus Freeman era, the group of  twenty viewed as one of the best collections in the country. It should come to no surprise that many of them landed on the updated Top-247 that 247Sports recently released. Find out where the Irish commits landed on their final update before the high school season.

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Weekend recruiting recap for Notre Dame Football

Most of the action happened early but there were still some interesting developments

The Irish once again were active this weekend on the recruiting trail. A few commits to start off the end of the week led into a “quiet” Saturday and Sunday. There was still some action, with official visits, a new offer and more. Check out below this weekends recruiting action for Notre Dame.

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ESPN believes that Notre Dame has a shot with one of nations best ‘23 recruits

The Irish need to knock this official out of the park

The Irish have yet to slow down with their 2023 recruiting, according to ESPN they currently have the most ESPN 300 commits along with Georgia, Ohio State and Louisville. The group of twelve commits ranks first in their team rankings, meaning it’s not just quantity for the Irish, that quality is there as well.

Marcus Freeman has done a fantastic job in his first full recruiting cycle, one that could set the standard for his tenure in South Bend. Of the twelve there are currently two safeties committed, Texas’ [autotag]Peyton Bowen[/autotag] paired with New Jersey’s [autotag]Adon Shuler[/autotag], and according to ESPN (insider), the Irish could be getting another impressive prospect to join them, Georgia’s [autotag]Caleb Downs[/autotag].

In an breakdown of the top remaining uncommitted prospects at each position, Tom VanHaaren postulates that Downs four schools that he has planned visits to, “it’s possible his decision will come from one of those four.” Along with a visit to South Bend, Downs has scheduled trips to Georgia, Alabama and Ohio State.

The Irish have done very well recently recruiting the Peach State and if they could land Downs, that would be another massive recruiting win in SEC country and one that [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] could use in the future.

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UGA football offers 4-star Notre Dame commit

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to four-star New Jersey athlete Adon Shuler.

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to four-star athlete Adon Shuler. Georgia defensive backs coach Fran Brown is continuing to focus on the northeast region thanks to his extensive background with the area. Brown offered Adon Shuler a scholarship on May 9, 2022.

Shuler has been committed to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish since August 15, 2021. Shuler is considered an athlete, but he projects as a defensive back or wide receiver due to his size. The 6-foot, 197-pound athlete is ranked as the No. 170 recruit in the class of 2023.

Adon Shuler is the second-ranked recruit in New Jersey and the No. 12 safety in his class. Shuler plans to play in the 2023 Adidas All-American Bowl. Notre Dame has a good recent track record with safeties including Kyle Hamilton, who was a first round pick.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are off to an excellent start for the class of 2023 recruiting cycle. Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Shuler plays football and runs track for Irvington High School in Irvington, New Jersey. He helped Irvington win a state championship in 2021.

The four-star athlete has scholarship offers from top programs like Alabama, Michigan State, Texas A&M, and FSU. Will he stick to his commitment with the Fighting Irish?

Shuler announced his scholarship offer from the University of Georgia via Twitter:

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Georgia offers one of Notre Dame’s top 2023 dogs

Go bark up some other tree already, @ugawire.

Back in August of 2021 Notre Dame landed their third recruiting commitment in the 2023 class when safety [autotag]Adon Shuler[/autotag] announced he’d be attending Notre Dame.  Shuler remains committed to [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] and the Fighting Irish even after the turbulent offseason but that doesn’t mean others aren’t trying to snag his commitment.

Shuler announced on Monday that the reigning national champion Georgia Bulldogs offered him a scholarship, adding them to the list of the more than 20 programs that have now done so including Alabama, Florida State, Penn State, Texas A&M and plenty of others.

Less than three weeks ago Georgia landed a commitment from safety Justyn Rhett of Las Vegas who had previously been a Notre Dame commitment.  Let’s hope this offer however ends up being all bark, but no bite (shoutout to Tim McCarthy).

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