Notre Dame receiver commit Cam Williams thrills in season opener

Nice 2022 debut for the kid.

Notre Dame made a big score over the summer when [autotag]Cam Williams[/autotag], the top junior in Illinois according to 247Sports, committed to the program. Since he’s a member of the 2024 recruiting class, we have a couple of years before we can watch him run out of the tunnel at Notre Dame Stadium. For now, he will focus on helping Glenbard South win. That he did Friday in the first game of 2022.

Williams scored two touchdowns, one receiving and one rushing, in a 44-12 victory over East Aurora. He also made a long reception on the game’s opening possession to help set up the game’s first touchdown. While he didn’t catch everything thrown his way in part because he was covered at times, everyone got to see how high he can jump. That alone is worthy of respect from both his teammates and his opponents, and we only can imagine how much better he’ll be at it by the time he gets to South Bend.

We’ve interviewed Williams once before, but we’ll have another with him coming soon. For now, keep it here for all the news on Irish recruits and commits.

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Notre Dame Lands Big Time Cornerback Commitment

Notre Dame got some much-needed good news Tuesday afternoon after landing a commitment from top-20 CB Philip Riley from Florida.

The sting of missing out on the Will Shipley sweepstakes didn’t sting as hard, or at least not for as long as Notre Dame fans may have expected.  Less than an hour after Shipley announced his commitment to Clemson, Notre Dame landed a big-time commitment from cornerback Philip Riley.

What do you need to know about Philip Riley?

The four-star prospect attends Bloomingdale High School in Valrico, Florida but is originally from the state of Washington.  Riley had received 40 scholarship offers from the likes of Clemson, Florida State, Penn State, Texas and USC as well as plenty of others to give you an idea of how sought after he was.

This is a win for Notre Dame and an even bigger win for new defensive backs coach Mike Mickens who offered Riley a scholarship not even six weeks ago.  Mickens tweeted his excitement about Riley’s commitment shortly after it was announced.

Riley is the ninth commitment in Notre Dame’s 2021 recruiting class but the first corner back in the group. He joins safety Justin Walters of Bolingbrook, Illinois in the class of 2021’s secondary.