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Notre Dame Offers Scholarship to Son of Two-Time Pro Bowler

Notre Dame has two o-line commitments in their 2021 recruiting class but offered another Friday, the son of a former NFL Pro Bowl tackle.

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.

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.

Notre Dame Offers 2021 3-Star Georgia Safety

Slocum is currently rated as the 17th best safety in the 2021 recruiting class by 247Sports and the 35th best player in Georgia.

The season may be over but the building for the future of Notre Dame football continues on the recruiting trail.

Currently ranked second by Rivals in the 2021 team recruiting rankings, Brian Kelly and his Fighting Irish coaching staff made an offer Monday to a safety who could potentially help that number.

Jaden Slocum, a 6-2, 181 pound safety from Alpharetta, Georgia tweeted Monday night that he had received a scholarship offer from Kelly and Notre Dame.

Slocum is currently rated as the 17th best safety in the 2021 recruiting class by 247Sports and the 35th best player in Georgia.

He already holds scholarship offers from Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest.

Four-star power forward Treyton Thompson commits to Minnesota

Treyton Thompson will be returning home after high school. The four-star power forward committed to Minnesota.

Treyton Thompson will be returning home for college.

The four-star Class of 2021 power forward transferred from Alexandria (Minnesota) High School to La Lumiere (La Porte, Indiana) this offseason. He announced Saturday that he has committed to Minnesota.

Thompson is ranked as the No. 18 power forward in the class and No. 78 player overall. In the graphic he posted to Twitter, Thompson talked about his desire to play for his home state.

“I’ve lived in Minnesota all of my life,” he said. “I fell in love with the state and the people in it. With that being said, I want to fulfill my dream and represent Minnesota across my chest.”

Thompson, listed at 6-foot-11, 190 pounds, is Minnesota’s first commit to the 2021 class. He has three other offers as his junior season of basketball is set to get underway: Iowa, Oklahoma and Texas Tech, according to 247Sports.

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This season, he is expected to be an important piece to La Lumiere. The Lakers went 29-1 last season, but with the graduation of two five-star players, they have to prove they’re still among the best teams in the country.

Thompson looks to play a role in getting them back to the Super 25.

He has two years left of school before it’s off to Minnesota.