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Notre Dame football loses 2025 commit, flips to Kansas Jayhawks

A not so happy Monday for the Irish

It wasn’t the news many wanted to hear on Monday morning. Now former Notre Dame football commit [autotag]Justin Thurman[/autotag] flipped to the Kansas Jayhawks.

The Florida running back had been committed to the Irish since early August of last year, but he decided South Bend wasn’t the place for him. As the nation’s No. 477 overall prospect on the 247Sports composite, this is clearly a loss for Notre Dame.

This could be a consequence of the Irish adding another back to the class. Nolan James committed a week ago after being in the Boston College’s 2025 recruiting class.

Thurman seemed firm with his pledge to Notre Dame, but now they must continue looking for another running back in the class. It has been fairly common for the Irish to take two in each cycle, so expect another flip in the near future.

Recruit Justin Thurman Saturday, April 20, 2024, at the annual Notre Dame Blue-Gold spring football game at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend.

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2025 Notre Dame running back commit takes in Touchdown Jesus at night

Everyone appreciates this sight.

With Notre Dame about to play its first home game in almost a month, a bunch of recruits and commits are on campus for the weekend. Among them is 2025 three-star running back commit [autotag]Justin Thurman[/autotag], who made his decision at the start of August 2023.

Thurman, who hails from Tampa, Florida, is taking in the sights of what will be his home starting next year. One good thing about him is he understands that no matter who you are, visiting Touchdown Jesus is an absolute must when one sets foot on the Notre Dame campus. It’s one of those things that looks beautiful no matter what time of day or year it is.

Thurman took in this breathtaking sight Friday and posted about it on social media. He also used it as a battle cry for the Irish to defeat Florida State on Saturday. It’s perfectly fine that he did so because it hard not to use Touchdown Jesus for inspiration.

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Notre Dame football loses another 2025 commit, its second of the week

The Irish are having a bad recruiting week

The bad news regarding Notre Dame Fighting Irish football’s 2025 recruiting class continued on Thursday evening.

Earlier in the week, the Irish saw its only quarterback commit, [autotag]Deuce Knight[/autotag], flip his verbal and end up closer to home with the Auburn Tigers. While this move was expected, running back [autotag]Daniel Anderson[/autotag]’s decision on Thursday night to also leave the class was much more of a shock.

The 5-foot, 11-inch and 200-pound Arkansas native had committed to the Irish over year ago, in late September of 2023. It’s odd that Anderson came to this conclusion, as his social media has been very favorable for the Irish.

The nation’s No. 582 overall recruit according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings had not announced any new offers since his final high school season began, so an immediate flip isn’t likely in the cards. With Anderson leaving the class, it leaves Notre Dame with just one commit at the position, [autotag]Justin Thurman[/autotag].

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Meet Notre Dame’s Top Ranked 2025 Recruiting Class

What must the Irish still add to make this class great?

It’s early in the 2025 recruiting cycle still but recruiting for Notre Dame tends to play out a lot like a quote from New York Yankees legend Yogi Berra:

“It’s getting late early out there.”

When it comes to football recruiting Notre Dame is a team that tends to start hot and then usually have to hold on to secure a high ranking.  They’re rarely if ever a program that soars up the rankings late in the process.

That’s why it’s so important that Notre Dame gets off to hot starts in recruiting and that is something they’ve certainly done to date with the 2025 recruiting class.

Notre Dame now has 16 commitments in the class which gives them the top ranking according to both 247Sports and Rivals.

Below are the currently committed 16 members of Notre Dame’s 2025 recruiting class and a little about each player.

Please note: Prospects are listed according to their public commitment dates

Notre Dame football commit locked in despite other schools pursuit

The Irish most likely will hold on to the talented back

In recruiting it’s never easy to keep Florida commits, but it looks like that will be the case for Notre Dame and running back [autotag]Justin Thurman[/autotag].

The 5-foot, 11-inch and 185-pound runner is one of the best prospects in the country, ranking as the No. 24 player at his position and 292nd overall according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

Thurman committed to the Irish last August, but that hasn’t stopped a few schools like Florida State, Missouri and Kansas trying to get him to flip. The good news is that according to this report from 247Sports Gaby Urrutia (subscription required), he is intent on signing with Notre Dame.

The back is part of the Irish’s top rated class, and is one of two commits at the position with Daniel Anderson.

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Watch: Notre Dame commit Justin Thurman chronicles Irish Junior Day

An inside look at the events during last weekends Junior Day shared by Irish commit Justin Thurman

Last weekend was a big recruiting event for Notre Dame football, it was the first junior day of the year.

The Irish hosted many commits, along with a few uncommitted prospects. It’s always interesting to see what happens during these type of recruiting events and 2025 running back commit [autotag]Justin Thurman[/autotag] gave us an inside look at what went on during the weekend.

Thurman shared on social media a video chronicling everything that happened, starting with the staff members dressing up as leprechauns to greet the recruits, a tour around the facilities, a photoshoot, attending an Irish hockey game, walking out the tunnel into a snowy Notre Dame Stadium and so much more.

Check out the video below that Thurman shared of his visit.

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Scout’s view: Notre Dame’s newest commitment, 2025 running back Justin Thurman

The Irish add more depth to their running back room

[autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag] scored a huge recruiting win for the 2025 class on Tuesday when Florida running back [autotag]Justin Thurman[/autotag] announced his commitment to the Irish.

Thurman stands 5-foot, 11-inches and weighs 185 pounds and is ranked as the 27th best running back and 281st overall prospect according to the 247Sports composite. He visited South Bend over this past weekend and the Irish coaching staff obviously did a great job.

He is the first commit of the class at his position, and after watching his sophomore film, it’s easy to see why Notre Dame wanted him. Find out what I saw in Thurman after watching his tape below.

Notre Dame football: Irish add speedy four-star running back to 2025 recruiting class

Notre Dame continues to stockpile talent at running back…

It may only be August 1, 2023 but already Notre Dame has a pair of players in their 2025 recruiting class from a state they have had recent troubles pulling talent out of.  Running back Justin Thurman of Tampa made his commitment public on Tuesday.

Thurman checks in at 6-0, 180-pounds and plays his high school football at Jesuit High School in Tampa.  He’s entering his junior year there after sharing the backfield with Temple signee Joquez Smith last season.  Thurman also played cornerback and returned kicks as a sophomore.

247Sports ranks Thurman as the 229th overall player in the class and a four-star talent.  He is Notre Dame’s third commitment overall for 2025 and chose the Irish over the likes of Florida, Tennessee, and others.  He has also ran a 100-meter dash in a blazing fast 10.84 seconds.

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Notre Dame gets a crystal ball projection for 2025 running back

Good news for the Irish 2025 class if true

[autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag] hosted a “Grill & Chill” recruiting event this weekend and even before it happened, there was good news.

On Friday, 247Sports Tom Loy logged a crystal ball selection for 2025 Florida running back [autotag]Justin Thurman[/autotag] to end up committed to the Irish. At 5-foot, 11-inches and 185 pounds, the running back seemed very excited to be on campus this weekend.

Thurman is regarded as one of the best running backs in the nation, ranking as the 27th player at his position and 278th overall according to the 247Sports composite. The Notre Dame 2025 class currently does not have a commitment at Thurman’s position.

Loy’s went into detail as to why he made the crystal ball pick, saying the Irish “have already made a great impression and will look to close on the top target this weekend.” Unfortunately, Thurman didn’t commit during his visit but he might just be waiting for the right time if Loy is correct.

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2025 blue-chip running back plans return visit to the Swamp

This 2025 4-star running back will be on campus early June.

The 2024 recruiting cycle is currently on full blast for Florida football but that does not mean that Billy Napier and Co. are wearing blinders. The program is also vigilantly looking toward the future — particularly the next crop of prospects in the 2025 class.

Among those coveted by the Orange and Blue are four-star running back [autotag]Justin Thurman[/autotag] out of Tampa (Florida) Jesuit, a current commit who plans on making a return visit to Florida next month for a camp on June 5, according to Gators Online’s Corey Bender.

“It’s a camp. My last time there was for spring practice, which evolved into a visit. I am really coming to work with (running backs) coach (Jabbar) Juluke and learn more about his coaching style on the fifth,” Thurman revealed.

“Since the offer from Florida, we’ve had a couple of opportunities to connect, including when coach Juluke visited me at practice during spring ball. I’m attending the camp and looking forward to learning more about his coaching style and the running back system.”

The 6-foot, 180-pound backfield bruiser also has offers from the Tennessee Volunteers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Auburn Tigers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Central Florida Knights and several others on the table. Among those schools, he also has unofficial visits set with the Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn, Tennessee, Notre Dame and UCF coming up.

Still, the in-state institution appears to have quite a bit of allure for the rising high school junior early in the process.

“Florida is a top-tier SEC school that has a strong program history,” said Thurman. “It’s early in the process, but they have piqued my interest. I look forward to learning more about how I would fit into their program.”

Thurman is ranked No. 274 overall and No. 26 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at Nos. 264 and 25, respectively.

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