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 Makes Yet Another ’21 Defensive Lineman a Scholarship Offer

Thursday morning saw David Abiari, a 6-4, 240 pound defensive end from Legacy High School in Mansfield, Texas announce his scholarship offer from Brian Kelly and the Notre Dame staff.

Rinse, repeat.

For the fourth straight day Notre Dame has made at least one scholarship offer to a defensive player in the 2021 recruiting class.

Thursday morning saw David Abiari, a 6-4, 240 pound defensive end from Legacy High School in Mansfield, Texas announce his scholarship offer from Brian Kelly and the Notre Dame staff.

ESPN ranks Abiari the 289th best player in the 2021 recruiting class while 247Sports ranks him at 318.

Abiari has already received offers from the likes of Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Wisconsin and others while he announced an offer from Northwestern shortly after announcing the Notre Dame offer early Thursday.