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Is Ohio State trying to flip Notre Dame commits and more recruiting news

Interesting news here….

The Irish faced off against Ohio State in the season opener and it didn’t go as many of us would have liked, with Notre Dame falling 21-10 to the Buckeyes in Columbus. Not only were there ramifications on the field but off them as well, specifically on the recruiting trail. Both Midwest powers go after plenty of the same prospects so it would make sense if the Irish or Buckeyes would try and take each other’s prospects.

247Sports recruiting guru Bill Kurelic recently broached the topic of the Buckeyes trying to flip some Irish commits (subscription required) and here are the details of the report.

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Florida 2023 WR Tate reportedly close to decision: Is Notre Dame still an option?

Are the Irish still in it?

The 2023 recruiting class for the Irish is viewed by most analysts as one of the best in the country. It is defensive heavy however, as most of the current commitments play on that side of the ball.

It is well known that [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] is in pursuit of some very high-level prospects on that side of the ball, but just Texas receiver [autotag]Braylon James[/autotag] can be considered elite out of the current crop of verbals. One of the biggest targets is Florida receiver [autotag]Carnell Tate[/autotag], who at one point prepped in Illinois thus the good relationship with the Irish.

However, according to a report from 247Sports Bill Kurelic (subscription required), it seems that Tate will be making a decision fairly soon and the Irish might be on the outside looking in. Kurelic’s sources tell him that it’s Tennessee that could be the biggest foe against perceived leader Ohio State for Tate’s commitment. He has yet to publicly announce any commitment intentions, but if the rumor is true Freeman has some work to do with Tate’s recruitment.

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Notre Dame trending away from 2022 California defensive lineman

Not great news

The Irish have put together one of the best 2022 recruiting classes in the nation, but head coach Brian Kelly and his staff are still hard at work trying to add on to the 23-commit class.

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One of their remaining targets is California defensive lineman Hero Kanu. The six-foot-five-inch and 293-pound defensive tackle visited South Bend the weekend of October 23rd but that visit might not be enough to reel him in.

For the longest time, Kanu had no 247Sports crystal ball projects, but three of them came in today, and none of them for the Irish. Their director of recruiting Steve Wiltfong, Ohio State insider Bill Kurelic and Oklahoma insider Brandon Drumm each predicted Kanu would end up in Columbus, committing to the Buckeyes.

Currently the Irish have Donovan Hinish, Kurt’s younger brother, as the only true interior defensive line commit. It might be back to the recruiting board for the Irish if they wants find a prospect to pair with Hinish.