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Notre Dame quarterback commit Deuce Knight pleads his case for Derek Meadows

Hopefully this helps in the Irish’s pursuit with Meadows

One of the biggest remaining uncommitted prospects for Notre Dame football is Nevada wide receiver [autotag]Derek Meadows[/autotag].

The 6-foot, 5-inch and 200-pound pass catcher has announced his finalists and will make his commitment on July 13th. Not only does the Irish coaching staff want the nation’s No. 68 overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings to join, so does quarterback commit [autotag]Deuce Knight[/autotag].

In a social media post, the Mississippi native made his pitch to Meadows to join him in South Bend. It’s not uncommon for committed recruits to talk with each other, but what is different is going to X to make his case.

Their paths have crossed at various camps and events, so the relationship is there. Hopefully the pull of playing with Knight sways Meadows to commit to the Irish.

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Notre Dame basketball makes top 6 for 2025 Maryland 4-star guard

The Irish advance in the guards recruitment

As the search for Notre Dame basketball’s first 2025 commit continues, it is being considered by some highly sought-after prospects.

One of them is Maryland shooting guard [autotag]Adrien Stevens[/autotag], who on Tuesday announced that he has trimmed his list of schools to six. Along with the Irish, the 6-foot, 4-inch and 195-pounder has Tennessee, Marquette, Villanova, Georgetown and Florida State in his top group.

Stevens is ranked as the nation’s No. 121 overall prospect and 18th ranked shooting guard according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Notre Dame offered him a scholarship at the end of January, so the relationship has been building since then.

He’s only taken official visits to Marquette and Villanova, but you would have to expect that one to South Bend will happen in the near future.

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Another Notre Dame wide receiver target sets commitment date

It could be a great week for the Irish

Notre Dame football isn’t just waiting on Nevada’s Derek Meadows to make his decision.

The Irish are also one of three finalists 2025 California wide receiver [autotag]Dylan Robinson[/autotag]. The 6-foot, 3-inch and 190-pound prospect will make his decision a few days after Meadows on July 18th.

The three schools that Robinson will choose from are UCLA, Washington and the Irish. He’s ranked as the country’s No. 234 overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

Robinson took an official visit to South Bend in early July, and also visited his two other finalists around that same time frame. There is also potential that he could play safety or cornerback, as he’s an exceptional athlete.

If I had to guess, this a race between the Huskies and the Irish, so there is a 50/50 chance Robinson will pick Notre Dame.

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Notre Dame football WR target Derek Meadows sets commitment date

The Irish will know soon if the elite prospect will join the 2025 class

Notre Dame football will soon find out if they will get commitment No. 22 of its 2025 recruiting class.

Nevada wide receiver [autotag]Derek Meadows[/autotag] has set his announcement date for July 13th, and will have five hats on the table. The teams the 6-foot, 5-inch and 200-pounder will choose from are Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Michigan and the Irish.

The nation’s No. 67 overall player according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings has officially visited each of his finalist. Notre Dame should be seen as the favorite at the moment, as they are the only team to have a 247Sports Crystal Ball pick in its favor.

That choice was made in January, so obviously things could have changed for Meadows since then. The commitment will be live on 247Sports YouTube page.

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Notre Dame football has lost its top defensive commitment, flips to Michigan

Not the best way for the Irish to start their week

The rumors were true surrounding Florida 2025 safety [autotag]Ivan Taylor[/autotag]’s commitment to Notre Dame football and his potential to flip.

Over the weekend, multiple recruiting insiders believed that the nation’s No. 54 overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings could be waning in his verbal. Their information turned out to be accurate as Taylor flipped his commitment from the Irish to Michigan on Monday afternoon.

This is a huge blow to Notre Dame’s 2025 recruiting class, as he was the top ranked defensive verbal of the cycle. Even with Dallas Golden and JaDon Blair still in the fold, the group loses plenty of luster with the departure of Taylor.

With it being so “late” in the recruiting calendar, it will be hard for the Irish to find a replacement of his caliber.

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Notre Dame basketball small forward target will commit this Wednesday

The Irish could finally land its first 2025 commitment

The search for Notre Dame basketball’s first 2025 recruit continues, and on Wednesday it will find out if that will change.

North Carolina forward [autotag]Colt Langdon[/autotag] has narrowed down his list to three schools and will make his choice this Wednesday, July 10th according to On3’s Joe Tipton. LSU, Butler and the Irish will each have a hat on the table for the nation’s No. 135 overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

The Irish offered the 6-foot, 7-inch 205-pound Langdon in October, with Butler being his first offer of his finalists. The Tigers came to the plate late, as they pulled the trigger on a scholarship in March.

Right now, Langdon has one 247Sports Crystal Ball pick in for the Bulldogs, and it was made today. The Irish could still get a commitment from him, but it might be an uphill battle over the next few days.

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Notre Dame basketball will official host 4-star North Carolina small forward Jackson Keith

The North Carolina star will be on campus in the fall

Notre Dame basketball is still waiting for its first 2025 commitment, but the work behind the scenes from head coach [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] and staff has been fantastic.

The Irish are contending for multiple top prospects, one of those is North Carolina small forward [autotag]Jackson Keith[/autotag]. The 6-foot, 6-inch and 220-pounder will make an official visit to South Bend starting on October 12th according to League Ready.

It’s a bit odd that he does not have a reported offer from Notre Dame, but you have to believe that it is coming before or during his visit. Keith is the nation’s No. 116 overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

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Notre Dame football wide receiver target Tanook Hines has changed his commitment date

The Irish will have to wait a bit long to see if Hines joins the 2025 class

Many were expecting to find out if Notre Dame football would be adding to its 2025 recruiting class on Monday, but we will have to wait for a few more days.

Texas wide receiver [autotag]Tanook Hines[/autotag] was originally set to commit tomorrow, but that has changed due to some bad weather that is expected to hit the Houston area. The 6-foot, 1-inch and 185-pound prospect will now make his decision a week from Monday, on July 15th according to a report by 247Sports Jordan Scruggs.

The Irish will have to wait just a bit longer to see if the nation’s No. 356 overall recruit according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings will join the class.

It does look like that will be the case, if the 247Sports Crystal Ball picks are correct, but we’ll have to wait until an official announcement from Hines.

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Watch: Notre Dame’s newest commit JaDon Blair troll Michigan and Penn State

Blair got ‘em!

If you didn’t know, Notre Dame football added 2025 North Carolina safety [autotag]JaDon Blair[/autotag] to its recruiting class on Friday afternoon.

Although he committed to the Irish, it wasn’t without a bit of decision day trolling. Blair had multiple hats on the table when he made his choice, but before he made the announcement, he trolled Penn State and Michigan.

At first, he picked up a Nittany Lions hat, the put it down. Next, it was a Wolverines hat, before finally picking up the right hat, an Irish one. Watch below as Blair trolls the two teams who thought they would be getting a commitment from him.

Quite the exciting moment for the Irish, especially considering the fact that Blair trolled the two Big Ten teams.

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Notre Dame football lands 2025 North Carolina safety

The Irish start the weekend off with a bang!

Notre Dame football won out a huge recruiting battle on Friday afternoon, as 2025 North Carolina safety [autotag]JaDon Blair[/autotag] committed to the Irish.

The 6-foot, 4-inch and 190-pound back-end player committed to Notre Dame over Virginia Tech, South Carolina, Louisville, Penn State, Florida State and Michigan. During his commitment, he teased the hats of the Nittany Lions and Wolverines, giving them false hope.

Notre Dame now adds the country’s No. 160 overall prospect and 13th ranked safety according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Blair joins one of the best collections at the position in the nation, with Ivan Taylor, Anthony Sacca, and Ethan Long.

Blair is commitment No. 22 for the Irish, which is ranked as the No. 3 overall class nationally according to the 247Sports Composite Team Rankings.

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