Tag: Notre Dame recruiting

Notre Dame football misses out on former Ohio State commit, goes to SEC

Another receiver is off the Irish’s 2025 recruiting board

It seemed like Notre Dame football was in great position to ultimately land former Ohio State football wide receiver commit [autotag]Jayvan Boggs[/autotag].

The Irish offered about a month before the 2025 Florida prospect decommitted from the Buckeyes, which led many to believe that Notre Dame was at the forefront of his recruitment.

An official visit never happened, which clearly put the Irish behind in the pursuit of the nation’s No. 211 overall prospect and 24th ranked receiver according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

On July 4th, Boggs made his decision, he committed to the Missouri Tigers, taking another receiver target off the Irish’s board.

Although the Irish missed out on Boggs, they currently have Elijah Burress, and Jerome Bettis Jr. as verbal commitments in their 2025 recruiting class. They are still looking to add one, maybe two, more players at the position for the cycle.

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Notre Dame target JaDon Blair’s decision will come down to the wire

We will find out tomorrow where Blair is headed

Notre Dame football will soon find out if it will add another elite prospect to its 2025 recruiting class.

North Carolina safety [autotag]JaDon Blair[/autotag] will make his announcement on Friday, but it seems like he still hasn’t made up his mind. According to Rivals Sam Spiegelman, the 6-foot, 4-inch and 190-pound prospects decision will “go down to the wire.”

The nation’s No. 160 overall player and 13th ranked safety according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings has been viewed as an Irish lean, but things could change as other teams try to jump to the top of his list. Blair took seven official visits, so you have to believe that all of those schools are still in the mix.

Notre Dame would love to add Blair to join Ivan Taylor, Anthony Sacca, and Ethan Long as its safety commits. We will find out tomorrow what his final decision will be.

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Notre Dame one of six finalists for five-star 2025 Kentucky guard

This would be a huge get.

Notre Dame is projected to have a big 2024-25 season, but the question is whether 2025-26 and beyond will be special. If the Irish have their way, one addition to their roster will make things a lot easier.

Zakiyah Johnson, a five-star guard from Kentucky, is projected by multiple sites as the best 2025 recruit in her state. She’s been named the Gatorade Kentucky Girls Basketball Player of the Year three years in a row. And she’s listed Notre Dame as one of the six programs to make her final cut:

When asked by On3 what she liked about each program, Johnson said this about the Irish:

“It’s all girl coaches – I like the way they run their program. I’m also really big on fashion, and I think they do a really good job with it. Coach [Niele] Ivey is very sweet, and Coach [Michaela] Mabrey is very sweet. I can kind of connect with them because they’re younger. It’s really just a vibe you have to be there to feel.”

Let’s hope the vibe is strong enough to lead her to South Bend.

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Notre Dame will have to fend off teams trying to flip 2026 QB commit Noah Grubbs

The Irish will have to continue to recruit Grubbs even with his commitment

One of the biggest differences since Marcus Freeman took over the Notre Dame football program is its quarterback recruiting.

The Irish have stacked up the room with plenty of talent, potentially more than we have ever seen in South Bend. With that comes other teams trying to flip those commitments, as we already have seen Ole Miss trying to do that with 2025 commit Deuce Knight.

You can now add 2026 Irish verbal [autotag]Noah Grubbs[/autotag][autotag] to that list as a report by 247Sports Bill Kurelic (subscription required) states that he could possibly visit other schools like Ohio State, North Carolina and Florida. However, the story goes on to say that he’s still “helping recruit others to Notre Dame.”

There is still a lot of time until the 2026 can officially sign with a school, so Notre Dame will have to continue to fend off other teams from flipping Grubbs.

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Notre Dame football 2025 safety target sets commitment date

Will the Irish be the pick on July 5th?

Notre Dame football still has some room to add a few prospects to its 2025 recruiting class, and will know soon if another will join the group.

North Carolina safety [autotag]JaDon Blair[/autotag], according to this father on social media, will make his commitment on July 5th. The 6-foot, 4-inch and 190-pound member of the secondary will have seven hats on the table: Michigan, Virginia Tech, South Carolina, Florida State, Penn State, Louisville and the Irish.

Many expect the nation’s No. 158 overall prospect and 13th ranked safety according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings to pick Notre Dame. He currently has 5 247Sports Crystal Ball picks, each of them in favor of the Irish.

Notre Dame currently has Ivan Taylor, Anthony Sacca, and Ethan Long committed at the position, but wants another in the class. The hope is that Blair is that fourth and final piece.

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Notre Dame football offers in-state safety, SEC baseball commit

The Irish are attempting a double-flip, from a baseball powerhouse

Notre Dame football may have unearthed another gem in recruiting in its own backyard.

Fort Wayne safety [autotag]Brandon Logan[/autotag], who is committed to Vanderbilt baseball, was offered by the Irish on Friday evening. The 6-foot and 180-pound prospect isn’t ranked, but that has a lot to do with his decision to play another sport at the collegiate level.

Only two other schools have offered in football, Indiana and Iowa, again, a lower number because of his interest on a different sport. Logan could end up playing both in college, as many current and former Irish stars have, it would be a big win for both Notre Dame programs if that were to happen.

It will be very interesting to see how this plays out, if Logan opts to stay with baseball or try his hand at football.

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In-state 2025 wide receiver picks Stanford, spurns Notre Dame

The Irish miss on the in-state star

Proximity isn’t everything in recruiting and Notre Dame football felt that on Friday afternoon.

The Irish had offered in-state 2025 wide receiver [autotag]JonAnthony Hall[/autotag] earlier this month, but the timing of the offer didn’t allow the Irish to make up enough ground. Although he did make an official visit to South Bend, the uphill battle with Stanford was ultimately lost.

It would have been great to add the 6-foot, 1-inch and 170-pound Hall, but it’s not like Notre Dame isn’t contenders for other big-time receiver prospects. They are a finalist for Derek Meadows and Tanook Hines, while having commitments from Elijah Burress and Jerome Bettis Jr.

Due to Notre Dame’s national recruiting base, they often miss out on some of the best prospects in the state of Indiana. This cycle will be no different as they have just one commit, cornerback Mark Zackery IV, out of the top ten according to the 247Sports Indiana State Rankings.

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Notre Dame in-state 2025 wide receiver target sets commitment date

The Irish will know soon if they are adding to their 2025 recruiting class

Notre Dame football made an offer to in-state 2025 wide receiver [autotag]JonAnthony Hall[/autotag] at the end of May.

That prompted an official visit a few weeks later and now the 6-foot, 1-inch and 170-pound pass catcher is ready to make his decision. The nation’s No. 307 overall prospect and 39th wide receiver according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings will announce his commitment on June 28th at noon.

The four schools Hall is considering are Indiana, Purdue, Stanford and the Irish. He’s made official visits to all of them, so he seemingly has all the information he needs to make a choice. There is one 247Sports Crystal Ball pick and its favors the Cardinals.

Notre Dame is still looking for one or two more receivers in its 2025 class, with Elijah Burress, and Jerome Bettis Jr. already committed.

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Notre Dame offensive tackle Will Black finally gets recruiting respect

The recruiting services finally give Black some respect

When Notre Dame football took a commitment from Connecticut offensive tackle [autotag]Will Black[/autotag], many wondered why his recruiting ranking was so low on the majority of outlets.

It seems like the 6-foot, 7-inch and 285-pound mauler was more of an unknown prospect, but now the recruiting services have finally caught up. As ESPN updated its rankings, Black is now officially one of the top players in the country.

Black has moved up to No. 99 in their rankings, moving him up the 247Sports Composite Rankings to the No. 107 overall player and 10th offensive tackle in the country. His rise is extremely impressive, considering at one point just On3 had him rated inside their top prospects.

Black’s hard work had paid off, but you have to give credit to the Irish coaching staff for not working off rankings, but their evaluations instead.

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Notre Dame football commitment reaffirms verbal pledge to the Irish

Great news for the Irish

In this era of college football, flips and decommitments are extremely common and like every other school, Notre Dame has to fend off others to keep its committed players.

Well, it looks like one of their verbals, Florida safety [autotag]Dallas Golden[/autotag] isn’t going anywhere. In a report by Marshall Levenson of Rivals, the 6-foot and 176-pound member of the secondary reaffirmed his pledge to Notre Dame.

Not only that, he reposted the story with a clover emoji and saying he’s “home.” This is great news for the Irish, as Golden is ranked as the nation’s No. 98 overall prospect and 11th safety according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

At the current moment, Notre Dame has 21 total commitments in a class that is ranked No. 3 nationally by the 247Sports Composite Team Rankings.

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