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Notre Dame makes top six for elite 2025 linebacker

Notre Dame makes the cut for a standout linebacker

Notre Dame has had their share of great linebackers recently but the skill across the position has often left a bit to be desired.

As [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag], [autotag]Al Golden[/autotag], and the rest of the Notre Dame work to improve that, they received good news on Sunday as one of their biggest remaining targets in the 2025 recruiting class announced the Fighting Irish in his top-six.

Notre Dame joined the likes of Florida State, Miami, Ohio State, Oregon, and Stanford in Gavin Nix’s top-six.

247Sports has Nix pegged as a four-star player in the 2025 recruiting cycle and their 88th ranked player overall regardless of position.

Nix finished his junior season at national powerhouse IMG Academy with the second most tackles on the team with 42 total tackles.

Nix have given no indication when he will make his next cut or final decision as to where he’ll play college football.

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4-star linebacker Gavin Nix plans for his official visit to Oregon

4-star linebacker Gavin Nix has set his Oregon official date for June 14.

Oregon’s nationwide recruiting efforts keep going at full throttle as four-star linebacker Gavin Nix is seriously thinking about coming to Eugene to play football.

The 6-foot, 225-pounder from Bradenton, Flor. has set his official visit date to Oregon for June 14. He has two other official visit dates set as well. Nix will look at Miami on June 7 and Florida State June 21.

It would be quite the get for the Ducks as Nix is the 11th-rated linebacker in the country and the 15th overall player in the state of Florida. Oregon seems to be in the battle a lot recently with Miami and Florida State for coaches as well as players.

Playing in the Big Ten could help in recruiting kids such as this as the Ducks will be playing closer to the East Coast more often.

Florida and Miami are also in on Nix.

Four-star LB says relationship with Florida is great, visit to come

The Florida Gators already have an elite linebacker room under commitment for the class of 2024, and that could draw IMG Academy’s Gavin Nix to the Swamp.

IMG Academy linebacker [autotag]Gavin Nix[/autotag] wants to play for one of the best defenses in the country, and Florida’s recent surge of blue-chip commitments isn’t scaring him off by any means.

Nix, a class of 2025 graduate, would come in behind a Florida class that currently holds commitments from four of the top-10 linebackers in the class of 2024 — Myles Graham, Adarius Hayes, Jamonta Waller and Aaron Chiles — but he embraces that kind of competition.

“Everybody is different but as far as me, that’d be great,” Nix said to On3’s Keith Niebuhr. “Because I want to go somewhere like that. When you’re around great guys you’re going to get pushed. It’ll attract me because I know (coach Jay) Bateman is doing something right.”

Nix’s logic is sound. If he’s coming behind an elite class, that should mean the team is better and the coaching staff has another year of developing blue-chip talent before he gets to campus. He believes Florida is on an upward trajectory and will show great improvement on defense this season.

Hopefully, he’ll be in town for one of those games.

“Trying to lock in the Florida-Florida State game,” he said. “If we don’t have a game, I’ll be at that game for sure. If I can get to more than one, I will.”

Nix is a consensus four-star recruit, ranked highest by Rivals.com at No. 96 overall and No. 5 among linebackers in the class of 2025. The On3 industry ranking, which uses a weighted composite score, places him at No. 212 nationally and No. 21 at his position.

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This 2025 IMG Academy 4-star LB is staying close with Florida

Billy Napier has helped Florida land an IMG Academy recruit every cycle since his arrival in Gainesville, and this linebacker might be the next on that list.

IMG Academy linebacker [autotag]Gavin Nix[/autotag] has been a frequent visitor to the Swamp over the past two years, but his most recent trip still gave him new insights into a program that he’s very familiar with.

Nix was on campus on June 20 and got to see what a regular summer day is like for Florida football players, according to Swamp 247. He got to sit in on meetings and see what it’s like for players under inside linebackers coach Jay Bateman.

Overall, it sounds like things went well for Nix on his most recent trip. He hasn’t put out a list of top schools just yet, but Florida is likely to be on it whenever it does come out.

“They (Florida) are always going to be high,” Nix said. “That is one of the main reasons why I am always there. I’ve said it every time, they are always going to be pretty high on my list. I don’t see them dropping at all. When I come out with top schools, they will be in there for sure.”

Nix is a four-star recruit everywhere except On3. Rivals.com thinks he’s a top-100 player in the class of 2025, but the On3 industry ranking — which uses a weighted average of all four major services — puts him at No. 217 overall and No. 22 among linebackers in the class.

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Gators host pair of blue-chip prospects in the Swamp on Tuesday

Billy Napier and Co. are not resting on their laurels after a smashingly successful weekend of recruiting.

Billy Napier and the Florida football program continue to grind away on the recruiting trail this week following a trio of successful weekends hosting official visits from the top recruits from around the nation. On Tuesday, the Gators are expected to host another pair of highly-coveted prep prospects both in the 2024 and 2025 cycles, according to 247Sports’ Blake Alderman.

First off is four-star athlete [autotag]Jameer Grimsley[/autotag] out of Tampa (Florida) Catholic in the 2024 class, who traveled to Gainesville for an unofficial visit following five OVs in June. Florida extended an offer to the 6-foot-3-inch, 185-pound projected defensive back in March, after which he paid a visit to the Swamp in April while also having the Orange and Blue among his top eight preferred destinations.

Grimsley is ranked No. 231 overall and No. 18 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at Nos. 199 and 22, respectively. The Florida State Seminoles currently hold the lead in On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine with an 18.6% chance of landing him, followed by the Alabama Crimson Tide (16.3%), Penn State Nittany Lions (14.0%) and North Carolina Tar Heels (8.8%).

Also on the docket is four-star linebacker [autotag]Gavin Nix[/autotag] out of Bradenton (Florida) IMG Academy in the 2025 class, who is no stranger to Gainesville. After making multiple visits — including one for the Orange and Blue game in April — the 6-foot, 226-pound defender gets another gander at the Gators this week.

Nix is ranked No. 219 overall and No. 23 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at Nos. 248 and 24, respectively. On3’s RPM has the Gators in front of the pack with a 40.8% chance of landing his commitment, while FSU (24.0%), the Miami Hurricanes (15.6%) and Central Florida Knights (4.6%) follow behind.

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Notre Dame football offers 2025 Florida linebacker while on a visit

The Irish offer a top Florida linebacker while he was in South Bend

[autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag] has been a bit quiet on the recruiting front, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t working on adding to future classes.

This weekend the Irish had a scrimmage before the Blue and Gold game next Saturday and hosted a few prospects. One of those was Florida linebacker [autotag]Gavin Nix[/autotag], the 6-foot and 226 pounder was offered a scholarship while he was on campus.

Nix is rated as the 7th linebacker and 63rd overall player in the 2025 class according to the 247Sports composite rankings. He has an impressive offer list already and now Notre Dame is in the mix after making multiple visits to campuses this spring.

The Irish would love for Nix to make a return trip in the fall which would put them in a much better position in his recruitment.

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Tennessee offers 2025 4-star linebacker Gavin Nix

Tennessee offers four-star linebacker Gavin Nix out of IMG Academy. Nix is a top-100 prospect in the class of 2025.

Tennessee offered a scholarship to four-star linebacker Gavin Nix.

“I am extremely blessed and honored to announce that I’ve received an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Nix announced on social media.

The 6-foot, 226-pound linebacker is from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

Nix is the No. 54 overall prospect in the class of 2025. He is the No. 6 linebacker and No. 7 player in the state of Florida, according to 247Sports.

He earned All-American honors as a freshman at Lake Highland Preparatory School. Nix finished the season with 79 tackles, 13 tackles for a loss and five sacks.

Nix holds offers from multiple Power Five programs, including Alabama, Florida, Auburn, Michigan, Penn State and Miami.

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