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Notre Dame Recruing Update: New offer, commit dominates, ‘23 momentum and more!

Find out the latest on Notre Dame commits Lorenzo Styles Jr., Blake Fisher, Logan Diggs and others in our weekly recruiting roundup.

It has been a little over a month since the Irish received their last commitment, Georgia’s Jayden Thomas, but that doesn’t mean it’s been quiet on the recruiting trail. Just this past week there was a new offer, an instate star saying goodbye, some interesting twitter chatter between two 2023 prospects with Notre Dame offers, a huge game from a current commit and much more. Check out below the latest news on Notre Dame Football recruiting.

Midweek Recruiting Update: Johnson offer, latest on Colzie, and more

A look at the latest recruiting news for Notre Dame Football.

It’s safe to say that it’s been fairly quiet on the recruiting trail for the Irish. The coaching staff changed that last night, as they offered Northwestern commit Theran Johnson.

The instate cornerback has been committed to the ‘Cats since May 3 of this year, Johnson is a very solid prospect. He stands six-feet tall and weights 170-pounds. The offer should catch Johnsons attention as aside from Northwestern, every other one of his offers are from non-Power Five schools.

I love this offer, Johnson is a player that might take some time to develop, but getting some of the better talent in Indiana to play for the Irish is a positive development. Almost all of the top 25 players in the state are heading off to a Power Five team, the Irish only have a commit from Blake Fisher. Yes, he’s a big one, literally and figuratively, the top overall player in the state.

Looking ahead at what’s to come for the Irish, the potential for Georgia wide receiver Deion Colzie to rejoin the class is looking better and better as we inch towards his commitment date on the 28th of this month.

Tom Loy, of Irish Illustrated, changed his crystal ball pick to the Irish. That gives me a ton of confidence that as of right now, Colzie is trending to rejoining Lorenzo Styles Jr. as the wide receivers in the 2021 class.

Right now the class consists of nine players on offense: quarterback Tyler Buchner, running back Logan Diggs, Styles Jr., Fisher, offensive tackle Joe Alt, guard Rocco Spindler, center Pat Coogan and tight end’s Mitchell Evans and Cane Berrong.

The defensive commits are a group of nine as well: defensive tackle Gabriel Rubio, defensive ends David Abiara and Jason Onye, linebackers Prince Collie and Will Schweitzer, and defensive backs Philip Riley, Ryan Barnes, Chance Tucker and Justin Walters.

The group of 18 players ranks 12th at ESPN, 13th at 247Sports and 11th at Rivals. Brian Kelly has a solid group of three players committed in the 2022 class: offensive tackle Joey Tanona, tight end Jack Nickel and safety Nolan Ziegler.

It has been a bit slow, but with Colzie’s timeline to recommit set and spatula being brought out to flip Johnson, there could be some positive movement for the Irish. Stay tuned to Fighting Irish Wire for the latest in Notre Dame Football recruiting.

Notre Dame Tight End Commit has Massive Night…at Quarterback

Notre Dame tight end recruit Mitchell Evans brought back memories of a former Notre Dame hero on Friday night.

One of Notre Dame’s 2021 recruiting class members had a massive Friday night at a position he isn’t expected to be playing once he arrives on campus.

Mitchell Evans, a three-star tight end prospect from Wadsworth, Ohio put on a show in Wadsworth’s 54-21 win over North Royalton as he threw for 352 yards and four touchdowns on 15 of 24 passing.

Evans didn’t play after the third quarter, otherwise those numbers could have been even more impressive.

I know I’m not alone in having flashbacks to a former Notre Dame tight end when I see this kind of production at quarterback from a tight end recruit.

“IN GODSEY WE TRUST” — anyone?

20 years ago this year Gary Godsey replaced an injured Arnaz Battle at quarterback and helped lead Notre Dame to a victory over a Purdue team that was led by some guy named Drew Brees.

Godsey went 14 of 25 passing that day for 158 yards and threw one interception.  His biggest play was deciding to take the ball himself in the first quarter as he scrambled to a touchdown run.

A great defensive performance that included a pick-six by Shane Walton and a heroic Nicholas Setta kick at the buzzer helped make the legend that is Gary Godsey.

At least until he was benched a week later for freshman Matt LoVecchio.

Related:  Meet the already-committed 2021 Notre Dame recruits

College football scholarships for 2021 class officially offered August 1

Welcome to August, college football fans. As we await what will happen with is the first Saturday of college football four weeks from now we’ve reached a significant date on the recruiting calendar. August 1 is the first day that teams can make …

Welcome to August, college football fans. As we await what will happen with is the first Saturday of college football four weeks from now we’ve reached a significant date on the recruiting calendar.

August 1 is the first day that teams can make official, written scholarship offers to players in the 2021 recruiting cycle.

Notre Dame, along with the rest of college football created graphics and sent them to their ’21 pledges to share on social media.

Four-star quarterback Tyler Buchner’s post:

Plenty of the rest of the class of ’21 shared the same personalized posts to acknowledge the official offers.

Notre Dame currently sits with 15 commitments in the ’21 class after tight end Mitchell Evans and running back Logan Diggs both made their announcements this past week.

Irish stay hot on the recruiting trail, add ’21 TE Evans

With Ohio tight end Mitchell Evans committing to Notre Dame today, that makes 4 commits this week for the Irish.

It’s safe to say the Irish are red-hot on the recruiting trail right now. Just this week Brian Kelly and his staff have landed 2021 RB Logan Diggs, class of 2022 offensive tackle Joey Tanona and tight end Jack Nickel. You can now add ’21 tight end Mitchell Evans to the group also.

The Ohio tight end stands 6-foot-7-inches and weighs 240-pounds and the Irish beat out West Virginia, Florida State, Michigan State and others for Evans commitment. By the 247Sports composite, Evans is the 20th tight end nationally and the 435th overall player in the country.

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You want to know go good of an athlete Evans is? Just watch his highlight reel above and you see right away what the Irish staff liked about the tight end. The first play Evans lines up a quarterback and takes the snap 50-plus yards for a touchdown. There’s a lot to like about Evans’ game even though he didn’t put up eye-popping stats. The large frame will be a red zone nightmare for opposing defenses.

The commit by Evans is the 15th total commit for the 2021 class, bringing their national ranking to 13th rated by 247Sports. He is the second tight end commit for the Irish in the ’21 cycle joining Georgian Cane Berrong. Kelly and his staff are most likely done at the position as they continue to add premium talent on their way to South Bend.

 

Notre Dame getting creative with recruiting visits

If you’re at all a follower of college football recruiting and of the next batch of Notre Dame players, you’re certainly well-aware of Blake Fisher. Not only is Fisher the top rated player in Indiana for 2021, he’s a top ten offensive tackle …

If you’re at all a follower of college football recruiting and of the next batch of Notre Dame players, you’re certainly well-aware of Blake Fisher.

Not only is Fisher the top rated player in Indiana for 2021, he’s a top ten offensive tackle nationally and hasn’t been shy about trying to recruit more talent to join him in Notre Dame’s 2021 recruiting class.

Saturday saw Fisher take that a step further as he unofficially hosted Notre Dame target, tight end Mitchell Evans of Wadsworth, Ohio.

Current NCAA rules don’t allow for official recruiting visits right now but that doesn’t mean prospects can’t visit campus.

And since coaches can’t meet with players on these campus visits, why not have one of the biggest pieces of the 2021 class give the tour and pitch Notre Dame along the way?

Evans is listed as a three-star tight end and remains uncommitted. He currently has 24 total offers with Notre Dame, Florida State, Michigan State and Pitt leading the way.

Irish included in Ohioan’s Top 10 over weekend

Notre Dame is included in the Top 10 for a very intriguing tight end prospect.

It seems like the Notre Dame staff is looking to add on to the tight end room, the 2021 class already has a commitment from Georgia tight end Cane Berrong and are actively recruiting Ohio TE Mitchell Evans.

This weekend Evans released his Top 10 which included MSU, UVA, FSU and others along with Notre Dame. Evans checks in at 6’7” and 240-pounds which is a very large tight end, he even plays some quarterback for his Wadsworth High School team.

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The frame makes me wonder if Evans will actually end up playing tight end at the collegiate level, as his body matures and he adds more weight, the potential for a move to the offensive line increases. There is always a place for athletic offensive tackles in anyone’s locker room. It remains to be seen where Evans will eventually end up, but the Ohioan is more than worth a look at either position and hopefully makes his home for 3-5 years in South Bend.

Michigan State Football makes top-10 for 3-star 2021 TE Mitchell Evans

Michigan State Football has made the top-10 for 3-star 2021 Tight End Mitchell Evans, who hails from Ohio. Read more about this prospect.

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Michigan State Football is dealing out fewer offers than before but recruiting season is far from over. Instead, players now list out their top choices for school before a final decision. Now, the Spartans are listed in the top-10 final choices for 3-star 2021 TE Mitchell Evans.

Mitchell Evans stands at 6-foot-7 and weighs 240-pounds. He hails from Wadsworth, OH, where he currently plays for Wadsworth High School.

According to 247Sports Composite Rankings, Evans ranks as the No. 20 TE in the entire 2021 recruiting class and the No. 14 prospect in all of Ohio.

You can check out some of his highlights here.

Evans also lists Iowa State, Notre Damen, Pitt, Virginia, and Indiana among other schools in his top 10 final choices.

We will keep you posted on his decision.

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