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Marcus Freeman Visits Indianapolis Prospect

A huge in-state target for Notre Dame…

Notre Dame’s 2025 recruiting class is off to a fantastic start as most outlets have the Fighting Irish ranked as the top class nationally.  It’s clearly early and Notre Dame is a program that usually falls the closer to signing day we get, so the importance of stacking a strong class early is that much more important.

With all of that in mind, Marcus Freeman is doing his best to continue to load up the Fighting Irish secondary.  He was in Indianapolis on Friday night to take in Ben Davis High School’s basketball game.  There he watched Notre Dame target Mark Zackery.

Zackery is listed as a four-star prospect on 247Sports.  The outlet ranks him as the 62nd overall prospect in the 2025 recruiting class while the 247Sports composite ranks him 179th overall.

You can see Notre Dame cornerbacks coach Mike Mickens and offensive line coach Joe Rudolph seated next to Freeman.

Zackery named Notre Dame as one of his 10 finalists earlier this month and was on campus for junior weekend last weekend.

Could Notre Dame football’s newest commitment Mark Zackery play two sports in South Bend?

Another multi-sport athlete is heading to South Bend

It is not uncommon for Notre Dame athletes to play two sports, and on Monday was a perfect example of that as football and lacrosse star [autotag]Jordan Faison[/autotag] helped the Irish win a National Title.

Luminary names like Jeff Samardzija and Cole Kmet played football and baseball, and Notre Dame’s newest football commit could follow in their paths. Indianapolis cornerback [autotag]Mark Zackery[/autotag] verballed to the Irish on Saturday, but not many know that he could potentially play basketball at the next level as well.

It has been reported by Notre Dame Hoops Recruits that Zackery and basketball head coach Micah Schrewsberry have been in communication about playing on the hardwood as well.

It remains to be seen if Zackery will actually play both in South Bend, but it does tell us how great of an athlete he is.

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Mark Zackery commits to Notre Dame football: ‘I know where my heart is’

Notre Dame football already had the No. 1 recruiting class in 2025. It just got even better with the commitment of four-star Mark Zackery.

Notre Dame football already had the No. 1-ranked recruiting unit in the class of 2025. It just got even stronger with the commitment of one of the top cornerbacks in the nation.

Mark Zackery IV, a four-star CB out of Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.), committed to Notre Dame over the weekend. In an interview with the Indy Star, Zackery said he had known he wanted to attend Notre Dame but needed to visit some programs to be sure. After a visit to Notre Dame, he was set without taking his full allotment of official visits.

“I was going to wait it out to take official visits just to have that experience,” he said, “but I felt like there was no need for me to go to the other places when I know where my heart is and where I want to be.

“I know things change and there’s a lot going on with the transfer portal and things like that, but Notre Dame feels like the place for me.”

Zackery chose Notre Dame over 31 other schools that had offered him, and he announced a top four in Cincinnati, Michigan, and Florida, in addition to the Fighting Irish. Programs like the skill set of the 5-foot-1.5, 164-pound CB, ranked on 247Sports’ newly updated rankings as the No. 59 player in the nation and the sixth-best cornerback in the class.

Zackery starred on both sides of the ball for Ben Davis last year, recording 53 receptions, 823 receiving yards and eight touchdowns on offense while posting 39 tackles, four interceptions and three fumble recoveries (two forced) on defense. He key roles helped Ben Davis win the championship and finish No. 22 in the Super 25 national rankings.

In the interview with the Indy Star, Zackery said Notre Dame’s Mike Mickens was a key part of his decision. The defensive backs coach has a track record of success with players like New York Jets star Sauce Gardner, Los Angeles Rams draft pick Cam Hart and Thorpe Award finalist Ben Morrison.

Notre Dame now has 22 commitments in the class under head coach Marcus Freeman. Zackery is the fourth player in the unit ranked in the top-100 players of the class of 2025. 

“I just know this (recruiting) class very well going on visits with them and experiencing things and activities we did together,” he said to the Indy Star. I feel like there is a connection with us. I feel like we’ll be able to win a national championship together.”

Read more at the Indy Star.

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Notre Dame makes cut for key 2025 in-state target

The top player in Indiana is narrowing down his list…

Notre Dame is already off to a hot start in building their 2025 recruiting class but there remains plenty of work still to do.  One of the key remaining targets for the Irish cut his list of potential schools to 10 and the good news for Notre Dame is that they made the cut.

Four-star cornerback Mark Zackery of Ben Davis in Indianapolis named Notre Dame along with Cincinnati, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, Purdue, Penn State, Tennessee, and USC as his top schools.

Zackery is rated as the 61st overall player on the 247Sports composite for 2025 and the seventh overall cornerback.  He also rates as Indiana’s top player in the class according to the composite.

Notre Dame is looking to add a couple more cornerbacks to the 2025 class as Cree Thomas of Arizona is already committed.  Notre Dame appears to be in good shape here but will certainly have to battle both Michigan and Ohio State hard for his eventual commitment.

Georgia football offers 2025 4-star CB Mark Zackery IV

Georgia offered 2025 4-star CB Mark Zackery IV last week.

Last week, the Georgia Bulldogs extended a scholarship offer to 2025 4-star cornerback Mark Zackery IV.

Zackery, out of Indianapolis, Indiana, ranks as the nation’s No. 190 overall player and as the No. 22 ranked cornerback.

At 6-feet, 165 pounds, Zackery recorded 18 tackles and 4 passes defended last fall for Ben Davis High School.

Zackery is an Ohio State fan, which likely makes the Buckeyes the team to beat. He told 247Sports that OSU is his “dream school.”

Zackery also plays basketball at Ben Davis High School. He currently holds nearly 30 football scholarships from schools like Ohio State, Notre Dame and Michigan.