Tag: Cam Williams

Notre Dame lands top-rated receiver in 15 years

Highest rated in 15 years!

Notre Dame had an uneventful Wednesday to open the early signing period and that is meant in the best way possible.  Just hours after the window opened, every single player Notre Dame expected to sign their national letters of intent did exactly that.

As a result Notre Dame moved up in the majority of industry rankings as teams such as Florida saw star commitments choose to sign elsewhere.

One star player that Notre Dame signed is wide receiver [autotag]Cam Williams[/autotag] of Illinois.  Williams enters Notre Dame having the distinction of being the first five-star Irish wide receiver in over a decade.

In fact, he’s the first five-star wide receiver Notre Dame has landed since getting [autotag]Michael Floyd[/autotag] in the 2008 recruiting class.

Michael Floyd went on to play four seasons at Notre Dame and set essentially every program receiving record.  If Williams can come even close to touching what Floyd did as a player then it’s going to be a very special couple of years ahead for Williams and the Notre Dame offense.

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Receiver commit Cam Williams enrolling early at Notre Dame

Why wait to start your Irish career when you don’t have to?

Sometimes, when you’re about to play college football and have accomplished all you can in high school, you just can’t wait anymore. 2024 Notre Dame quarterback commit [autotag]CJ Carr[/autotag] already has done that. Now, he’s being joined by one of his targets in that same recruiting class.

Hopes are high that 2024 receiver commit [autotag]Cam Williams[/autotag], who attended the Irish’s win over Wake Forest, will be one of many players to revolutionize that position for the program. Well, he’s decided to get an early start on that per Matt Freeman of Irish Sports Daily:

By graduating early, Williams’ time as a student at Glenbard South in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, will end sooner than that of most of his classmates. There might not have been a more talented player ever to don a Raider uniform, and he now gets to begin the next chapter of his football life. Here’s to what hopefully will be a nice collegiate career for him.

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Notre Dame receiver commit makes all-area team…as defensive back

Wait, what?

As Notre Dame continues to lose receivers to the transfer portal, the spotlight figures to shine brighter on incoming receiver [autotag]Cam Williams[/autotag]. The four-star 2024 Irish commit won’t play in the upcoming bowl game, but he’s enrolling early at the university. The obvious intent is to become assimilated to the receiving corps as quickly as possible.

Too bad not everyone sees Williams as a receiver, at least when it comes to selecting all-area teams. The Chicago Sun-Times came out with its annual all-area team, and Williams was an easy choice. But in a baffling decision, he made the team as a defensive back.

To the Sun-Times’ credit, Williams, like many high school football players, played both ways at Glenbard South in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and he indeed was a defensive back when his team didn’t have the ball. But the Irish didn’t recruit Williams, the No. 2 2024 recruit in Illinois according to 247Sports, for his defense.

It would be easy to say that those who cover high school football for the Sun-Times didn’t actually watch Williams’ games, but that seems too simplistic. More likely is that they didn’t want to leave certain other receivers off the team but still wanted to find a place for Williams. Whatever the reason, it’s unfair to be misleading about Williams like this.

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Social media reacts to Jaden Greathouse’s touchdown reception

This kid has a bright future for the Irish.

Obviously, Notre Dame does not want a repeat of being upset against Stanford last year. The possibility of that was raised after the Cardinal recovered a lost kick return and soon went ahead, 13-7. But the Irish aren’t ready to concede anything as they responded with a touchdown on the ensuing possession. [autotag]Sam Hartman[/autotag] found [autotag]Jaden Greathouse[/autotag] in the end zone for a 15-yard completion:

Greathouse has had one amazing debut season for the Irish. It’s clear that the program’s receiving corps for the next few years will feature him frequently, and there’s no reason to think otherwise. Hartman should think himself lucky that he’s had the opportunity this season to throw to a receiver like him. Heck, the receiving position itself soon will be even stronger with [autotag]Cam Williams[/autotag] about to enroll at Notre Dame.

Here’s how social media reacted to the latest of many highlights Greathouse had had this season:

Which five of Notre Dame’s 2024 commits were ranked in 247Sports Top247

What a start to ‘24

The Irish have an early lead on the 2024 recruiting cycle, as their current group of seven commits is ranked as the top collective in the country by 247Sports. This comes on the heels of them updating their rankings after the majority of high school season is completed. Five of the Notre Dame’s current seven recruits were rankings inside their top 247, find out below who made it.

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FIW Exclusive: Interview with Notre Dame commit Cam Williams, Part III

Hear from one of Notre Dame’s top 2024 commits.

[autotag]Cam Williams[/autotag] is a four-star receiver commit in Notre Dame’s 2024 recruiting class. He is the state of Illinois’ second-best recruit in that class according to 247Sports. He also happens to attend Glenbard South in Glen Ellyn, my alma mater. To say the least, it’s been great to have him represent the same school community I once did as a student and continue to do as an alumnus.

I had the opportunity to see him play his most recent game, and he scored two touchdowns. One of them came on this 62-yard run that I captured myself from the top of the bleachers. This run is a perfect indication that he once was a running back:

I had a chance to speak with Williams after the game, making this the third time he has spoken with this site. I did it once last year, and our own Michael Chen did the other interview not long before. Here’s what what he to say:

Watch: Notre Dame commit Cam Williams stars in debut, reaffirms Irish commitment

He’s going to be something special with the Irish.

2024 Notre Dame receiver commit [autotag]Cam Williams[/autotag] has entered his senior season at Glenbard South in Glen Ellyn, Illinois with high expectations. Not the least of those is living up to his No. 2 ranking on 247Sports’ list of 2024 recruits in the Land of Lincoln. So Matt Freeman of Irish Sports Daily attended Williams’ season opener and did not come away disappointed. Take a look at how smoothly Williams cuts and how he uses that to his advantage:

These touchdowns all happened in the first half. Williams would tack on two more in the second half for a total of five scores in a 56-21 victory. As you can see from the above clip, he just makes it look too easy at times.

Last year, I noted that Williams and I share the same high school. After I shared this with him in order to interview him for the site, I checked in on him periodically to see how he was doing. When the above clip was released, this Raider alumnus asked the current Raider how he’s able to cut so smoothly after a catch. He said the following:

“To be honest, I think it’s from my running back days with vision and stuff.”

How many of you knew that he used to be a running back? It definitely explains why clips like this one of him exist. And for those of you worrying that he might change his mind about attending Notre Dame, don’t. He also said this:

“You know, I find a true peace to how I am knowing what I want. … Nothing can keep me away from South Bend.”

So opposing fan bases can try all they want to sway Williams. He’s sticking with the Irish. You have to admire a recruit who refuses to give into more financially lucrative opportunities he might find elsewhere in the NIL era. More recruits should follow his example.

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Notre Dame 2024 commits share their ‘Think Big’ videos and graphics

These are all excellent #ThinkBig

It has been a pretty big day for [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag] and their social media team.

Not only was the Irish’s green jerseys unveiled on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, but multiple 2024 commitments shared videos and graphics with the hashtag of ThinkBig, the slogan of their class.

Was is unique about this campaign is that none of the videos shared were the same, each of the individually crafted for each commitment. It’s a job well done by the Notre Dame social media staff, as they have been extremely busy the past few weeks getting all of this prepared to roll out at the same time.

Take a look below at some of the videos and graphics shared by the Irish verbal commitments.

Does Rivals believe Notre Dame will sign a 5-star in 2024 class?

Will the Irish sign a 5-star in 2024?

For a period of time, it seemed like [autotag]Notre Dame football[/autotag] would end up signing multiple 5-star prospects in their 2024 class.

Quarterback CJ Carr and wide receiver Cam Williams held the status at times, but following the summer re-ranking period, both of them fell slightly outside of the range.

Rivals recently looked at if the Irish could ultimately sign a 5-star this cycle, as Clint Cosgrove and Charleston’s Bowles played fact or fiction with the topic.

Both of them chose that it is a fact, for the exact same reason. Cosgrove and Bowles believe that Carr eventually earns the 5th star back.

Another interesting nugget from this article was they Bowles breached the subject of the Irish adding a 5-star prospect from outside the current commits, specifically Justin Scott. Unfortunately, he believes that Scott will stick with his commitment to Ohio State.

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See it: Future Notre Dame quarterback pitches five-star defender

Does Notre Dame still have a chance here?

It’s one thing to be verbally committed to a school in college football these days.  It’s another to be an active recruiter for the rest of that school’s recruiting class.

Future Notre Dame quarterback [autotag]C.J. Carr[/autotag] is certainly more than just committed and has no problem at all trying to bring more talent along with him to South Bend.  We’ve seen it in the past when he’s posted photos with other members of the recruiting class, including five-star wide receiver [autotag]Cam Williams[/autotag].

He’s now doing it to try and keep one of Notre Dame’s biggest 2024 targets home.  That is of course five-star defensive tackle [autotag]Justin Scott[/autotag].

Notre Dame has seemingly put their foot on the gas in terms of recruiting the Chicagoland area in recent months.  The aforementioned Williams is already committed and is a five-star wide receiver while Scott seemed close to committing at one point.  However, as things stand today it would appear the Irish have their work cut out to land him.

For as close to home as Notre Dame is for Scott, he’s certainly had a difficult time making it to South Bend with any regularity.  As key as his addition to the 2024 class would be, his actions make it seem like the Irish aren’t his top choice.

Stay tuned as I’d love to be wrong about this one.

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