Tag: cincere johnson

Report: Notre Dame football to host Ohio 2026 linebacker on Thursday

The Irish will ‘Grill and Chill’ with Johnson on Thursday

Although the 2025 recruiting class has yet to sign, Notre Dame football has still been extremely active with the 2026 cycle.

One of those prospects that the Irish are after is Ohio linebacker [autotag]Cincere Johnson[/autotag], who will be on campus for the ‘Grill and Chill’ event on Thursday. The 6-foot, 3-inch and 225-pounder will make his way to South Bend from Cleveland according to a report by 247Sports Eric Thomas.

Johnson is viewed as one of the nation’s top players, ranking as the No. 117 overall prospect and 10th ranked linebacker according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. He told Thomas that he “love(s) and enjoy(s) going down to Notre Dame because of the football IQ, and the past, the history behind all the different coaches.”

It seems like Ohio State will be Notre Dame’s biggest challenger in Johnson’s recruitment, although the Buckeyes have yet to extend a scholarship offer to him.

Contact/Follow us @IrishWireND on X (Formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes, and opinions.

Follow Mike on X: @MikeFChen

Wisconsin football offers two of 2026’s top-ranked linebackers

Wisconsin football offers two of 2026’s top-ranked linebackers

Wisconsin extended offers to two of the class of 2026’s top-ranked linebackers on Thursday: four-stars Tristan Phillips and Cincere Johnson.

Phillips, first, is a Ventura, California native and is 247Sports’ No. 199 player in the class of 2026, No. 12 linebacker and No. 24 recruit from the state of California. Meanwhile, Johnson is from Cleveland, Ohio and is 247Sports’ No. 127 player in the class, No. 14 linebacker and No. 5 recruit from the state of Ohio.

Related: Wisconsin football 2024 spring transfer portal window tracker

Both four-star linebackers are highly pursued, even at this early stage in the 2026 recruiting process. Phillips has eight total offers, including from Washington, Arizona, Arizona State and Notre Dame. Johnson also now has eight with the addition of Wisconsin, from programs including Notre Dame, Michigan State, Cincinnati, Louisville and Kentucky.

Wisconsin has now offered both prospects early in the recruiting cycle, though may have uphill battles to land either. On3’s recruiting forecast tool gives Phillips a 29% chance to choose Cal Poly, 25% chance to choose San Diego State, 22% chance to choose Arizona and 18% to choose Notre Dame. Johnson’s is a bit more straight forward — 44% to Notre Dame, 20% to Michigan State, 17% to Cincinnati and 14% to Louisville.

Time still remains for those predictions to change as more schools enter the mix. But Wisconsin is taking a few big swings at this early stage in the 2026 cycle.

 

Contact/Follow @TheBadgersWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Wisconsin Badgers news, notes and opinion. Follow Ben Kenney on X.

[lawrence-related id=75349,75031,74984,74691,74654]

Spartans offer Ohio 2026 DE Cincere Johnson during visit on Thursday

MSU football has handed out a scholarship offer to a rising edge rusher from Ohio in the 2026 class

Michigan State football has handed out a scholarship offer to a rising edge rusher from Ohio in the 2026 class.

Cincere Johnson of Cleveland, Ohio announced on Thursday he received a scholarship offer from the Spartans. Johnson reportedly got the offer from the Spartans while he was visiting Michigan State on Thursday.

Johnson is not yet ranked on 247Sports, but has already picked up a lot of interest from big-time programs. According to 247Sports, Michigan State is the seventh program to extend him an offer. Other programs to offer Johnson includes Louisville, Notre Dame, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Central Michigan and Toledo.

Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan state news, notes, and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on Twitter @RobertBondy5.