Tag: Khari Gee

Notre Dame transfer headed home

He’s headed home…

Safety Khari Gee didn’t play a single down as a Notre Dame freshman in 2021 and announced after the season that he would enter the transfer portal.  Gee has become the newest member of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

Gee attended high school at Woodward Academy in Atlanta, so the move marks a return home.

Gee was a three-star prospect in the 2021 recruiting class and was one of Notre Dame’s last commitments in that year’s class.

Gee will have four years of eligibility remaining at Georgia Tech.

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An ongoing list of those departing and those entering…

The transfer portal is sweeping college football and changing the landscape of the entire sport like few things have before.  Although Notre Dame hasn’t been hit with a major loss by any means this season, there is still plenty of an impact that can be felt as nine different players have entered the portal since the start of the football season.

We assume it’s only a matter of time before the Irish land a few commitments in it but as of now that is not yet the case.

Here are those nine and the latest on their future destinations:

Report: Notre Dame loses a freshman defender to the transfer portal

So much potential

It is that time of year again when many college football players make their decisions on what they will do next year. This has become a part of the collegiate experience for many, arriving on campus only to leave less than a year later.

Notre Dame is not the only school that has this issue, it happens all across the country. The transfer portal has added yet another name, Irish freshman defender Khari Gee has entered the portal according to Irish Illustrated’s Tom Loy.

The Georgia native committed to the Irish over offers from LSU, Clemson, Michigan and a host of others. You have to wonder if Gee will follow Brian Kelly to Baton Rouge. Only time will tell where he ends up, but for the time being, Gee has put his name in the transfer portal and could be moving away from South Bend.

Notre Dame offers 2022 Georgia star safety

The Notre Dame staff stay busy on the recruiting trail, trying to continue the Georgia pipeline to South Bend.

There will be open spots in the Notre Dame secondary following this coming season and the competition with be fierce. New Irish defensive coordinator knows that most likely star safety Kyle Hamilton will leave early to the NFL while Houston Griffith could make his move as well, he’s due to graduate this spring.

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With all that in mind, Brian Kelly and Freeman are searching for their next star defensive back and offered Georgia safety Emory Floyd today.

The six-foot-three-inch and 165-pound star has already set a commitment date for May 7th. The Irish join an impressive list of offers that include Georgia, Florida, Auburn, North Carolina and others.

If I was pitching Floyd, I would remind him that the Georgia safety pipeline to South Bend is strong with Hamilton and the recently signed Khari Gee. It’s not just in the secondary that the pipeline is strong either, the Irish just signed wide receivers Deion Colzie and Jayden Thomas and tight end Cane Berrong from the state in the last recruiting cycle. In the 2022 class, tight end Jack Nickel hails from Georgia as well.

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Although it does seem like the Irish have some ground to make up in Floyd’s recruitment, instate Georgia is the perceived leader, there is still time to make a big time impression on the Georgian.

Three things to watch for Notre Dame on 2021’s National Signing Day

There is not much drama heading into the final signing period for Notre Dame football.

There really should not be much drama for Notre Dame as the final class of 2021 signing period is set to begin today. The Irish signed 26 of their 27 commitments during the early period.

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Without much drama, there really isn’t much to expect from Notre Dame this afternoon. Even with the lack of perceived drama, here are three things to expect from the Irish today.

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Notre Dame Football: 2021 Early signing day superlatives

With the 2021 early signing period having come and gone, here are some superlatives for the Notre Dame Football recruiting class.

The early signing day has come and went, with it’s normal drama which the Irish saw plenty of. There was a surprise signature from Ron Powlus Jr., two Friday flips (from MSU Audric Estime and from LSU Khari Gee) while the Irish are battling instate LSU to retain the signature of running back Logan Diggs. As we look back on the 8th best recruiting class in the nation according to the 247Sports composite, let’s take a look a some superlatives for the newest incoming Notre Dame football stars of tomorrow.

Notre Dame flips, signs former LSU commitment

Notre Dame landed a signed letter of intent from a longtime LSU commitment this week. Details on a new star safety here.

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Notre Dame and LSU have been linked together not just because they’ve met in four bowl games in the past quarter-century but because their recruiting battles have met head-on a good amount recently.

This week we’ve paid a lot of attention to running back Logan Diggs who has been a long-time Notre Dame commitment, but he didn’t sign his letter of intent this week after getting an offer from LSU late in the recruiting process.

While it remains to be seen whether or not Notre Dame ultimately lands Diggs, the Irish did flip a previous LSU commitment into signing his letter of intent with Notre Dame.

Safety Khari Gee actually signed his letter of intent on Wednesday but didn’t announce doing so until Friday.  Carter Karels of the South Bend Tribune has the details on how that all went down.

Gee comes from Woodward Academy in Georgia and is rated as a three-star prospect on 247Sports while Rivals gives him a four-star rating.

Gee checks in at 6-3, 190 pounds, and had been an LSU commitment since mid-May.

Gee brings Notre Dame’s class total to 24 while even more cavalry could be on the way soon.

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What should Notre Dame fans expect then they see newest Irish commit Khari Gee on the field in South Bend.

Brian Kelly wasn’t messing around when he told us that the 2021 recruiting class was not done. This morning the Irish got a letter of intent from Georgia safety Khari Gee.

The Irish flipped Gee from LSU’s grasp on the final day of the early signing period. Let’s take a look at what to expect out of the newest Notre Dame commit.

What first jumps out from Gee is his willingness to come up and makes plays, with his impressive speed. The way he is able to flip his hips without losing speed is extremely impressive, he even lined up as an outside linebacker in some situations for his high school. Gee reads plays extremely well, his instincts are top of the line.

Over and over again, Gee’s speed shows, never giving up on plays. Although he stands six-feet-three-inches and 185-pounds, Gee could eventually grow out of the safety position and end up as a linebacker. He very well could just add on a few pounds and end up as a massive cornerback, Gee certainly has the skill set to play on an island.

I absolutely love this pickup and the new defensive coordinator is going to have a very good athlete to deploy Gee’s ranking isn’t what you’d expect from a player of his caliber, the Irish are getting a diamond in the rough.