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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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Notre Dame basketball makes top-7 for 2025 New Hampshire small forward

The Irish are in on another top prospect

As Notre Dame basketball continues its search for commitment No. 1 of the 2025 cycle, they continue to advance on in many elite prospects cut lists.

This time it was New Hampshire small forward [autotag]Ryder Frost[/autotag], who on Sunday afternoon trimmed his list down to seven schools: Penn State, Michigan, Iowa, Syracuse, Yale, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin and the Irish.

At 6-foot, 6-inches and 205-pounds, he ranked just outside the top-100, at No. 102 according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Frost has set up three official visits, to the Badgers, Hawkeyes and the Orangemen. By reading the recruiting tea leaves, it looks like Notre Dame will have to make up some ground in his recruitment.

If the Irish are able to get Frost onto campus, they should be considered legit contenders for his commitment. Until that happens, they are most likely on the outside, looking in.

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Notre Dame football is in 2025 4-star linebacker Madden Faraimo’s top-four

The Irish make the cut for the elite linebacker

With the addition of in-state safety Brandon Logan, Notre Dame football’s 2025 recruiting class now stands with 22 members.

There is room for more, and one of those that could join the group is California linebacker [autotag]Madden Faraimo[/autotag]. The 6-foot, 3-inch and 230-pound star narrowed his recruiting list on Saturday to four schools: Washington, Texas, USC and the Irish.

Notre Dame has had some recent success luring California Polynesian linebackers to South Bend, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa from last year’s class fits that description. It does look like Faraimo could join him, as there are three 247Sports Crystal Ball picks for the Irish to land the linebacker.

Faraimo is one of the top players in the country, ranking as the No. 69 overall prospect and 7th ranked linebacker according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. He would be a huge addition to the Irish 2025 class, even though it might not be anytime soon that he makes his decision.

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Notre Dame lands a commitment from in-state two-sport star

The Irish land yet another two-sport star

It seems as if in-state 2025 two-sport star [autotag]Brandon Logan[/autotag] knew what he wanted to do all along, be part of two Notre Dame’s teams.

The Fort Wayne baseball and football athlete was committed to Vanderbilt baseball up until yesterday, and on Saturday made the switch to the Irish. Logan will play both sports in South Bend, so this is a big win for the baseball program as well.

It’s not uncommon for Notre Dame athletes to play multiple sports, as we have seen Cole Kmet and Jeff Smardjza do it previously. Wide receiver’s Jordan Faison and Tyler Buchner are currently doing it, as they also play for the lacrosse team.

Logan isn’t ranked as a football player due to his previous baseball commitment. It’s safe to say that if Notre Dame wanted him on the gridiron, he’s good enough to play.

The Irish now have 22 commitments in its 2025 class, one that is ranked as the No. 8 overall group according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

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Notre Dame football 2025 safety target decommits from SEC program

This could end up working out very well for the Irish

For as much as other schools are trying to flip Notre Dame football commits, the Irish are trying to do the same.

Late Friday night, in-state 2025 safety [autotag]Brandon Logan[/autotag] reopened his recruitment. The Fort Wayne native was committed to Vanderbilt as a baseball player, but after Notre Dame offered in July, he had second thoughts.

At 6-feet and 185-pounds, Logan has a solid frame to roam the secondary. You know he’s an exceptional athlete, as the Commodore baseball team is one of the best in the country.

Logan is currently unranked by most major services, mainly due to the fact that he wasn’t intending on playing football at the next level.

If he does ultimately land in South Bend, it would be a big win for both the football and baseball programs.

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Notre Dame makes final four for 2025 four-star Florida guard recruit

Will he be the Irish’s first 2025 commit?

Notre Dame has been waiting for its first 2025 commit. Hopefully, that wait won’t last much longer.

Dante Allen, a four-star guard recruit in the 2025 class at Montverde Academy in Florida, has narrowed down his list to four schools. Luckily for the Irish, they made the cut.

A couple of things are worth noting here. In May, it was reported that Notre Dame and Villanova were two of the four schools Allen was most in contact with. Since then, Syracuse and Marquette clearly have been replaced by a pair of SEC schools.

The other thing to point out is you’ll notice that the Irish apparently are the only program not to even be scheduling an official visit with Allen at this point. It makes you wonder just how good the Irish’s chances are at landing him.

Allen is the 14th-ranked 2025 recruit in the state of Florida and is ranked 81st nationally per 247Sports Composite Rankings. Here’s hoping [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] and his staff are able to get him.

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Michigan 2026 4-star tackle has Notre Dame football in his top-9

The Irish advance in the 4-star tackles recruitment

The class of 2026 is starting to take shape, and Notre Dame football is contending for multiple top targets.

One of those prospects is Michigan offensive tackle [autotag]Gregory Patrick[/autotag], who on Monday narrowed down his list to just nine schools with the Irish included. The 6-foot, 5-inch and 275-pound lineman also is still considering other programs like Penn State, Oklahoma, Michigan, Alabama and others.

Patrick is a coveted player, as he ranks as the nation’s No. 155 overall prospect and 13th ranked offensive tackle according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. The Irish offered him a scholarship in March, one of the many made during “Pot of Gold Day.”

Notre Dame will need to get him back to campus for them to be considered serious contenders, but there is plenty of time to do so. Patrick is surely high on the coaches staff recruiting board, so expect them to press him to make a visit during the season.

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Notre Dame basketball makes top-10 for 2025 power forward Cam Ward

The Irish make his top-10 along with a visit on the books

Notre Dame basketball is putting itself into a great spot with the 2025 recruiting class.

There are multiple high-level prospects that are considering the Irish and on Sunday, another one has them in their top group. Maryland power forward [autotag]Cam Ward[/autotag] trimmed his list down to 10 schools, with Notre Dame making the cut.

The 6-foot, 7-inch and 210-pound front court player is ranked as the nation’s No. 48 overall prospect and 15th player at his position according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

The Irish will have to battle against schools like Alabama, Maryland, Michigan State, Florida State and others for the commitment of Ward.

Ward has set up an official visit to South Bend for the weekend of September 16th, one of three visits that is currently scheduled. The Irish are in a good position with him, and hopefully the visit seals the deal.

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Notre Dame football misses out on elite 2026 offensive tackle Kevin Brown

On to the next one

One of the top 2026 offensive tackles, Pennsylvania’s [autotag]Kevin Brown[/autotag], was offered a scholarship by Notre Dame football at the middle of March during “Pot of Gold Day.”

The 6-foot, 5-inch and 270-pound star held offers from the major of powerhouse programs across the country, but this weekend made the short tip to State College and visited Penn State.

The nation’s No. 36 overall prospect and 5th ranked tackle according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings saw all he needed to see, and committed to the Nittany Lions shortly after his trip. This is obviously a recruiting loss for the Irish, but it was always seen as an uphill battle to lure Brown away from his home state.

The good news for Notre Dame is that it’s still extremely early in that class, with plenty of time to rework their recruiting board to find another elite tackle.

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Notre Dame football offers 2026 defensive lineman at ‘Grill and Chill’

An offer out after ‘Grill and Chill’

It’s safe to say that Notre Dame football’s “Grill and Chill” recruiting event was a huge success.

Plenty of prospects were on campus on Thursday, and one of them, [autotag]Damari Simeon[/autotag] was offered a scholarship. The New Jersey native stands 6-foot, 3-inches and weighs 275-pounds clearly passed the look test for the Irish coaching staff.

Simeon isn’t currently ranked at this moment, but that could be changing soon as his offer list is pretty solid with Penn State, Duke, Boston College and now Notre Dame. Most of the other recruits that attended the event already had offers, so mission accomplished for the defensive lineman.

Simeon seemed extremely excited about the scholarship, as he has it pinned to his X, the website formerly known as Twitter, home page. Hopefully the offer continues to resonate with him, and he eventually wears the Blue and Gold.

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