Tag: Leonard Moore

Notre Dame Week 5 highlight: Leonard Moore forced fumble averts disaster

Notre Dame fumble recovery swings momentum against Lousville.

Shortly after Notre Dame tied the game at 7, the Louisville Cardinals appeared to have a big play when quarterback Tyler Shough had a 46-yard run. But cornerback Leonard Moore and safety Xavier Watts hit him and Moore forced a fumble, recovered by Jaiden Ausberry.

That got the Irish the ball back in good field position — and shut down what appeared to be a promising drive for the Cardinals.

Instead, the Irish were in a solid position to score. Notre Dame’s defense is a strength of the team, and it showed on this play.

 

 

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Benjamin Morrison believes this Notre Dame freshman will be better than him

Wouldn’t that be something

Since it’s becoming more common for high school seniors to enroll at their college destinations early, programs like Notre Dame football get an opportunity for its upperclassmen to see how good the freshman are.

For All-American candidate [autotag]Benjamin Morrison[/autotag], one player has stood out to him during his short tenure in South Bend:[autotag]Leonard Moore[/autotag]. The soon-to-be early entry NFL draft prospect shared his thoughts with Jack Soble on the Texas native saying he “will be better than I will be here. He’s a special kid.”

The Irish have made it a habit of finding lower ranked players and developing them into quality players. The offensive line might have one from the 2024 class, and it looks like the secondary does as well.

Moore had a solid ranking coming out of high school. He was the No. 430 overall prospect on the 247Sports composite. None of that matters now; he is showing his teammates and likely the coaching staff he belongs.

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Another Notre Dame football commit shines on basketball court

The Irish are recruiting not just football players, but impressive athletes

It’s not just Notre Dame commits that are making waves on the basketball court, it’s also Irish signees.

We highlighted 2025 quarterback commit Deuce Knight having a personal slam dunk contest, but 2024 signee [autotag]Leonard Moore[/autotag] said “hold my beer.”

The 6-foot, 2-inch and 175-pound corner also showed off his elite athleticism with a warmup dunk for his Round Rock high school team. Moore was ranked as one of the top Notre Dame signees, ranking as the No. 33 corner and 392nd overall recruit according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

Unfortunately, Notre Dame will have to wait until the fall for Moore to begin his career, as he isn’t one of the signees who will enroll early.

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Notre Dame trending for Texas cornerback

Notre Dame looking to continue to change their Texas narrative

It appears Notre Dame has made a strong connection with 2024 cornerback [autotag]Leonard Moore[/autotag].  Moore, a three-star prospect from Round Rock, Texas, has been given a three crystal ball predictions of committing to Notre Dame.  All three were given on the morning of January 31.

Moore is listed at 6-2, 177-pounds and has offers from 15 different programs on a list that includes the likes of Oregon, TCU, and Wisconsin. Playing in the best high school football state in the nation, he is coming off a junior year that saw him named a Texas District 25-6A unanimous first-team selection.

Notre Dame currently has seven commitments in the 2024 recruiting class.  Just two of those seven are expected to play defense for the Irish; defensive end [autotag]Owen Wafle[/autotag] of Princeton, New Jersey and cornerback [autotag]Carson Hobbs[/autotag] of Moeller in Cincinnati.

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FIW Exclusive: Interview with Notre Dame commit Cam Williams, Part III

Hear from one of Notre Dame’s top 2024 commits.

[autotag]Cam Williams[/autotag] is a four-star receiver commit in Notre Dame’s 2024 recruiting class. He is the state of Illinois’ second-best recruit in that class according to 247Sports. He also happens to attend Glenbard South in Glen Ellyn, my alma mater. To say the least, it’s been great to have him represent the same school community I once did as a student and continue to do as an alumnus.

I had the opportunity to see him play his most recent game, and he scored two touchdowns. One of them came on this 62-yard run that I captured myself from the top of the bleachers. This run is a perfect indication that he once was a running back:

I had a chance to speak with Williams after the game, making this the third time he has spoken with this site. I did it once last year, and our own Michael Chen did the other interview not long before. Here’s what what he to say:

Notre Dame’s 2024 recruiting class commitments

Who is next?

The 2023 recruiting cycle has not yet signed, but that doesn’t mean the Irish are waiting for that class to fill up. [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] is already working hard on the 2024 class, and here are the current commitments for that class in order. (This list will be updated as more prospects pledge to Notre Dame.)

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Recruiting Roundup: 5 commitments you may have missed over the weekend

Here’s all the latest major recruiting news from over the weekend.

Football is a violent sport, but it’s no match for the cut-throat, never-ending competition of recruiting. Over the last few days, Coach Prime has added another four-star at Colorado and a couple teams picked up quarterbacks for their 2024 classes. Let’s check in on the recruiting circuit to see the latest commitments from the top high school players around the country.

Here’s all the latest major recruiting news from over the weekend.

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Scouts view: Notre Dame’s newest ‘24 commit, cornerback Leonard Moore

The Irish add yet another impressive member to their secondary

Amid the news that offensive coordinator [autotag]Tommy Rees[/autotag] is leaving for Alabama, [autotag]Notre Dame [/autotag] football is still moving forward with the program.

[autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] knows that coaches moving is a normal part of the process at major college football, so this doesn’t stop the Irish at all. They will continue to do what they have been doing and today it showed when they gained a commitment from 2024 Texas cornerback [autotag]Leonard Moore[/autotag].

The six-foot-two-inch and 177-pound defensive back chose the Irish over offers from Oregon, TCU, Colorado, Baylor and others. He becomes the eighth member of the class, and the second member of the secondary, assuming that athlete commit [autotag]Aneyas Williams[/autotag] ends up as a running back.

After reviewing his junior film, Moore brings a unique set of skills to South Bend. Find out below my scouts view on what Notre Dame is getting from their most recent commitment.

Notre Dame football: Trending 2024 target sets commitment date

You have to like Notre Dame’s chances here…

It was just a day ago that we told you about Notre Dame cornerback target [autotag]Leonard Moore[/autotag] and the Irish seeming to be trending nicely for him.  Well it would appear that a commitment doesn’t seem far off.

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Moore has told 247Sports that he will announce his commitment this coming Saturday at 12 p.m. ET.

Along with Notre Dame, Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Duke, Houston, Kansas State, Missouri, Oregon, TCU, Tulsa, UTSA, Vanderbilt and Washington State have all offered the Texas product.

If Notre Dame is to land Moore it would make him the second cornerback in their 2024 recruiting class, joining [autotag]Karson Hubbs[/autotag] of Moeller in Cincinnati.  It’s incredibly early but 247Sports currently ranks Notre Dame as having the fourth best recruiting class nationally in 2024.

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Notre Dame Football keeps offers going, more out today to big time prospects

Some new, some old, all Irish offers

At this point, it is getting really hard to keep track of who [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag] Football is offering. Over this past week there have been multiple offers out to high school stars and they keep coming.

Head coach [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] and his staff are putting in the hard work. It has yet to pay off but they are setting themselves up for future success.

I’ve been doing my best to find these offers and let you know about them, but some have been lost in the action. Here are the most recent offers that have gone out today and any of the ones that we may have missed over the past days.