Three years ago today was a big day for the 2023 Notre Dame football team and for their best player. You see, Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt, who some call the best tackle in college football, was offered a scholarship on this day three years ago.
Below is what we originally wrote when that news came to be. Let me just tell you I’m proud of the growth we’ve had as a team of writers in those three years…
From May 22, 2020:
Notre Dame offensive line coach Jeff Quinn made another scholarship offer on Friday, this one to the son of a two-time NFL Pro Bowl offensive lineman.
Joe Alt, a 6-7, 245 pound offensive tackle from Minneapolis announced the offer on Friday afternoon. Alt is the son of former Kansas City Chiefs offensive tackle John, who played his college football at Iowa.
Honored to have received an offer from Notre Dame to play football! @CoachJeffQuinn pic.twitter.com/WvWzSrKcsj
— Joe Alt (@JoeAlt7) May 22, 2020
Iowa is one of the six other schools to have already offered Alt. The Hawkeyes, Minnesota, Iowa State, Kansas State, Missouri and Northwestern all offered Alt before Notre Dame jumped on board Friday.
The athleticism in the family didn’t get passed on to just Joe, as his brother Mark played college hockey before getting drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes. Mark currently plays for the Colorado Avalanche.
Notre Dame currently has two offensive lineman commitments in their 2021 recruiting class: OT Blake Fisher and OG Pat Coogan.