Tag: Notre Dame recruiting

Report: Deuce Knight to visit SEC school trying to flip him from Notre Dame

The saga looks to be coming to an end soon

The [autotag]Deuce Knight[/autotag] saga just won’t stop for Notre Dame football, and it took a very interesting turn on Monday evening.

The Mississippi 2025 quarterback has been flirting with two SEC schools, Ole Miss and Auburn, and according to multiple reports, the lefty will make a game-day visit to the Tigers during their season-opening game.

247Sports insider Tom Loy went into more specifics, as he is reporting that the nation’s No. 29 overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings has “seen all he needs to see from Notre Dame and Ole Miss. He wants to make a decision one way or another in the next few weeks.”

If Loy’s reporting is accurate, we will soon know if Knight flips away from the Irish, or keeps him commitment and plays in South Bend.

What a wild ride his recruitment has been.

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Is Notre Dame fading in 5-star ‘26 safety Bralan Womack’s recruitment?

Well, this was unexpected news for the Irish

Notre Dame football received great news last week when 2026 5-star Mississippi safety [autotag]Bralan Womack[/autotag] trimmed his list down to ten schools, with the Irish advancing.

With two 247Sports Crystal Ball picks logged for the nation’s No. 23 overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings in favor of Notre Dame, this was a net positive development. One of the picks was made by Tom Loy, a former Irish insider and 247Sports current National Recruiting Analyst.

While speaking on their YouTube channel, he named Ohio State, Alabama, Texas, Texas A&M and Notre Dame in that order if he were to predict how Womack is ranking the teams currently. Loy says that “although his 247Sports Crystal Ball is on Notre Dame, I just don’t feel as confident as when he once named them his public leader.”

There is still a good amount of time for Notre Dame to make up the ground that it has lost this summer. It’s not the greatest position to be in right now, according to Loy, but the Irish are still in the conversation.

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Mississippi 5-star 2026 safety names Notre Dame and others in his top group

Not much of a surprise here, but still good to see

There has been plenty of smoke between 2026 Mississippi safety [autotag]Bralan Womack[/autotag] and Notre Dame football, so it wasn’t surprising when the star cut his list down to ten schools and the Irish were included.

The 5-foot, 11-inch and 185-pound defender also has Texas A&M, Ohio State, Mississippi State, Alabama, Nebraska, Tennessee, Louisville, Texas and LSU along with the Irish competing for his commitment.

As the nation’s No. 23 overall prospect and 3rd ranked safety according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings, Womack is clearly one of the top players in the country. His recruitment is seemingly leaning towards Notre Dame, as the 247Sports Crystal Balls show that with two predictions for the Irish.

Womack made multiple visits to different schools over the summer, with a stop in South Bend being one of them. The Irish are in a great spot in his recruitment.

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2026 Notre Dame quarterback commit does well in exhibition victory

A glimpse at the Irish’s future.

It will be a couple of years before Notre Dame fans get a glimpse of 2026 quarterback commit [autotag]Noah Grubbs[/autotag], at least at the collegiate level. Until then, they can see what he offers at the prep level in Lake Mary, Florida. So far, he’s off to a good start in 2024.

Lake Mary defeated Oviedo, 40-18, in an exhibition game on Friday, but Irish fans obviously only care about Grubbs, who is rated fourth at quarterback in the 2026 recruiting class by Rivals and 11th by 247Sports. He threw three touchdown passes and looked good doing it.

Here’s one touchdown pass he threw:

Not satisfied with only one video? Here’s pregame video of him warming up from Mike Singer of Blue and Gold Illustrated:

So far, Grubbs is the only 2026 commit for the Irish other than receiver [autotag]Dylan Faison[/autotag]. More 2026 recruits will commit to the program in time, and at the moment, Grubbs is the headliner for good reason.

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Kentucky gets a commitment from 4-star center, spurs Notre Dame and others

The Irish miss out on one of the nation’s best 2025 centers

While Notre Dame basketball was a finalist for Kentucky center [autotag]Malachi Moreno[/autotag], it would have been a shock if he left the state.

That’s exactly what happened on Friday morning, as the 6-foot, 11-inch and 230-pound prospect committed to the Wildcats. Moreno had eight different hats on the table for his announcement, as the Irish were one of many teams that were unable to grab his verbal.

This has been the trend recently for Notre Dame basketball, as they continually have been placing inside players final groups, only to see them commit elsewhere.

At some point this trend will stop, but it’s hard to say when that will be.

The Irish have reported offers out to two other centers in the 2025 class, so there is still hope for one to end up in South Bend this cycle.

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4-star center will have Notre Dame’s hat on the table during Friday commitment

Will the Irish finally land its first 2025 commitment on Friday?

The search still continues for Notre Dame basketball and its first 2025 commitment.

It may end on Friday, as Kentucky center [autotag]Malachi Moreno[/autotag] will make his commitment. The 6-foot, 11-inch and 230-pound star will choose from eight different schools: Indiana, Louisville, Ohio State, Iowa, Kentucky, North Carolina, Arkansas and the Irish.

The favorite has to be his hometown Wildcats, but what’s interesting about the timing of Moreno’s commitment is that he has scheduled official visits starting in September. Unfortunately, one of those isn’t to South Bend, so it’s hard to believe that the drought will end on Friday, but stranger things have happened in recruiting.

Moreno is the No. 26 overall prospect and 2nd ranked center according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

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An offer from Notre Dame goes to 2026 South Carolina wide receiver

The Irish offer one of the nation’s best 2026 wide receivers

It has been a little lull with Notre Dame football and its offers out to high school prospects.

While it didn’t completely end, the drought did as the Irish offered 2026 South Carolina wide receiver [autotag]Jordon Gidron[/autotag] on Tuesday. The 6-foot, 2-inch and 185-pounder had a great day, as not only did Notre Dame offer, but the Florida Gators did as well.

Gidron is one of the nation’s top players in him class, as the 247Sports Composite Rankings has him as the No. 43 overall player, 7th wide receiver, and top prospect in South Carolina. It’s certain that his recruitment will be a who’s who of college football’s elite.

While Notre Dame has yet to get Gidron on campus, there is plenty of time to do so. Hopefully an unofficial during the season is followed by an official next summer.

If that happens, the Irish are in the mix for his commitment.

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Cree Thomas lays out plan for his senior season before arriving at Notre Dame

Thomas knows what he needs to accomplish before he gets to South Bend

The time is now for high school seniors to achieve all of their football goals, and Notre Dame commit [autotag]Cree Thomas[/autotag] knows what he needs to do.

In an interview with Pete Know, the 6-foot, 1-inch and 180-pound cornerback laid out his plans for his season with Brophy College Prep in Phoenix, Arizona.

The goals are pretty simple, win a state championship, however what stood out was how to do it. Thomas said he will do “anything he can for his team,” which is great to hear.

It’s all about the team for the future Irish defender, as he surely will fit into the locker room atmosphere for Notre Dame quickly.

He also mentioned his personal goals as wanting to be “technically sound in everything he can,” with no stats mentioned.

Thomas is ranked as the No. 430 overall prospect and 38th corner according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

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Notre Dame has two commits named to MaxPreps All-America Team

MaxPreps named two Notre Dame football commits, Dallas Golden and Mark Zackery IV, to its 2024 All-America Team.

It’s not just current Notre Dame football players getting preseason recognition, some of the recruits are as well.

MaxPreps announced its 2024 preseason All-America team and two Irish commits made the cut. On the first-team offense is [autotag]Dallas Golden[/autotag], listed as the first team all-purpose player. Zack Poff, who complied the list, noted that the two-way star accounted for “1,800-plus total yards and 24 touchdowns to go with five interceptions on defense.” He’s been recruited as a defensive back.

The second Notre Dame commit that made the list is another all-purpose player in [autotag]Mark Zackery IV[/autotag], but on the second team. He’s also committed to the Irish as a defensive back, where he picked off four passes, but also had “53 receptions for 823 yards and eight touchdowns on offense,” Poff pointed out.

There is potential for a third, as uncommitted linebacker Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng had the second team defense. It’s hard to get a read on his recruitment since summer visits, but we know that Notre Dame is still an option for Jeremiah Owusu-Koromoah’s younger brother.

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Notre Dame receives commitment from Youth Olympics gold medalist

Look out for this name in the future.

The interesting this about talented amateur hockey players is that they’re seemingly playing for a different team all the time. One of many example of that is [autotag]AJ Garcia[/autotag], who is fresh off winning a championship with the Chicago Mission and a gold medal with the U.S. at this year’s Youth Winter Olympics. Now, we know he’ll be heading to Notre Dame in the distant future:

Being that Garcia, a native of Romeoville, Illinois, only is 16, it will be a while before we see him in South Bend. Still, the fact that his next campaign will be with the U.S. National Team Development Program speaks volumes as to how much potential he has. Irish fans have reason to be excited about him.

Elsewhere in Irish hockey, the program has hired former Sacred Heart director of hockey operations [autotag]Jessica Thibault[/autotag] to the same role. The hire was announced by [autotag]Jeff Jackson[/autotag], who will retire as Irish coach after the upcoming season in favor of [autotag]Brock Sheahan[/autotag].

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