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Notre Dame offers 2025 quarterback

Did Gino find his top man for 2025?

A next Notre Dame quarterback of the future?  It’s early but quarterbacks coach [autotag]Gino Guidugli[/autotag] extended an offer to 2025 prospect [autotag]Blake Hebert[/autotag].  Hebert checks in at 6-3, 215-pounds and is a product of Lawrence Central Catholic in Massachusetts.

On3 is high on Hebert who they rank as the 65th overall player nationally and sixth quarterback.  Meanwhile his offer list is that of an extremely talented player as Clemson, Penn State, Auburn, and Nebraska are just a few to have extended an offer.

Hebert has a Notre Dame connection as his teammate from last season [autotag]Preston Zinter[/autotag] is an incoming freshman linebacker for 2023.

Hebert is the seventh quarterback Notre Dame has offered in the 2025 class.

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Notre Dame football looking ahead, offers 2025 Maryland linebacker

Notre Dame has traditionally recruited the East coast very well and it should come as no surprise that they are still making a concerned effort in the region. During the last cycle, the 2023 recruiting class, the Irish signed defensive end Devan …

[autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag] has traditionally recruited the East coast very well and it should come as no surprise that they are still making a concerned effort in the region. During the last cycle, the 2023 recruiting class, the Irish signed defensive end [autotag]Devan Houstan[/autotag], safety [autotag]Adon Shuler[/autotag], linebacker [autotag]Preston Zinter[/autotag], and athlete [autotag]Brandyn Hillman[/autotag] out of the East coast.

As you can see, the success that [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] had in that area is impressive. They are once again looking that way in the 2025 class, as an offer went out to Maryland linebacker [autotag]Carlton Smith[/autotag].

Although he is currently unrated by the 247Sports composite, Smith holds early offers from Michigan, Maryland, Boston College, Tennessee and a few others.

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Meet Notre Dame’s Now Complete 2023 Recruiting Class

Meet Notre Dame’s 26 current commitments in what is a top-five class nationally.

After a whirlwind couple of years the 2023 recruiting class has officially been completed at Notre Dame.  What started out tremendously hit a few snags along the way.  It closed with one of the strangest signing day stories you’ll ever see when Peyton Bowen bailed on Notre Dame for Oregon, only to change his mind and bail on Oregon for Oklahoma just a day later.

In all, Notre Dame wound up with 24 signed commitments after the second signing period in February.  It didn’t finish in the top couple of spots nationally like we had hoped after it’s tremendous start but will continue to add to the overall talent for Notre Dame.

Here are the 24 newest members of the Notre Dame football team:

Notre Dame Football 2023 early signing day tracker

This class didn’t waste any time getting their signatures to South Bend

It is finally upon us, the hard work the Irish football staff has put in can finally but a “bow” on the 2023 recruiting cycle. Yes, there is still another point where recruits can sign, but Marcus Freeman and his staff have already maxed out the class with verbals and if everyone signs, they will be one over the normal allotment of 25 players.

A few of the verbals didn’t waste any time faxing their information over to South Bend but they should keep coming in as the day proceeds. Find out below which Irish commitments have made their Notre Dame pledges complete. (This list will be updated as the day goes on so make sure to return.)

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See what an official scholarship offer to play football at Notre Dame looks like

What is the best piece of mail you’ve ever received?

Who else loved pop-up books as a kid?

A hungry caterpillar would instantly be larger than life or a shark would be looking like it was about to eat you for lunch in the elementary school library.  It was tough to top those way back in the day.

And it’s now tough to top the version that is being made for some of the best teenage male athletes in the country. Except instead of it being a pop-up book that tells the story of a certain animal, it’s an official scholarship offer that shares what the future could look like if a high school students ends up choosing to play football at Notre Dame.

[autotag]Preston Zinter[/autotag] committed to play at Notre Dame in February but shared on Twitter what the official scholarship looked like that he received on Monday.

Zinter’s mother then shared a video of what the offer looked like that only gave it further detail.

Is this the reason a high school player is ultimately going to choose Notre Dame or not? I’d certainly hope a few pieces of finely folded cardboard weren’t, but it’s yet another small thing that speaks to [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] and his entire staff’s attention to detail when it comes to everything, including recruiting.

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Weekend recruiting recap for Notre Dame Football

Most of the action happened early but there were still some interesting developments

The Irish once again were active this weekend on the recruiting trail. A few commits to start off the end of the week led into a “quiet” Saturday and Sunday. There was still some action, with official visits, a new offer and more. Check out below this weekends recruiting action for Notre Dame.

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Notre Dame’s 2023 class back to top in the nation according to one site

It’s early but it’s nice to be on top

The Irish have gotten off to an amazing start to their 2023 recruiting class, jockeying with teams for that top spot. Well, with the commitment of future linebacker Preston Zinter, the Irish have retaken the top overall class according to 247Sports.

The nine current commits, headlined by defensive stars Keon Keeley and Drayk Bowen, jumped Georgia and their 9 commits for the top overall spot. According to 247Sports’ player rankings, the Irish currently have the second most committed 5-Star prospects, 2 behind USC’s three.

Five total players inside the top-100 nationally, Keely, Bowen, safety Peyton Bowen, defensive end Brenan Vernon and cornerback Justyn Rhett make up the core of what looks to be a very high level ‘23 class. You can nitpick that there needs to be more high-end offensive talent, but it’s still super early in the cycle and plenty of time to change that narrative.

Marcus Freeman’s first true recruiting class is one we may look back upon that has created the foundation for a very impressive run for Notre Dame.

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Notre Dame adds ninth commitment to 2023 recruiting class

How good is this class going to end up being?

Notre Dame’s 2023 recruiting cycle is off to a strong start and added another solid defender Friday as linebacker Preston Zinter announced his commitment to the Fighting Irish.

Zinter is a 6-3, 215-pound linebacker out of Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, Mass.  Despite having his older brother Zak starting on Michigan’s offensive line, the younger Zinter chose Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame.

“I spent a lot of time with coach Freeman, not only one-on-one, but at the hockey game,” Zinter told 247Sports. “He just continued to emphasize that he really likes my athleticism and can see me playing any of the three linebacker positions.”

Zinter becomes the ninth commitment in the 2023 class for Notre Dame as it moves the Irish into the top spot nationally in the current 247Sports team rankings.  Of the nine commitments, Zinter is the seventh to play defense.

Stay tuned to Fighting Irish Wire as we’ll share more on Zinter’s commitment and what it means to Notre Dame going forward.

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Meet Notre Dame’s top-rated 2023 recruiting class commitments

247Sports insider projects two ‘23 players to commit to Notre Dame

These two would be great additions to the ‘23 Irish class

The Irish have been hard at work on the recruiting trail and one Irish insider believes that it will eventually pay off. Tom Loy of 247Sports has recently put in two crystal ball picks for 2023 prospects that Notre Dame could eventually land.

The first is Illinois offensive lineman Charles Jagusah, a six-foot-six-inch and 308-pound mauler from Rock Island. 247Sports ranks him as a Top-100 prospect, the number one player in the state and the eighth best offensive tackle in the country. Jagusah currently has offers from Michigan, Iowa, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and others.

The other player that Loy believes will pledge to the Irish is Massachusetts athlete Preston Zinter. He also holds a Michigan offer along with Auburn, Georgia, LSU and others. At six-foot-six-inch and 215-pounds Zinter projects to play on defense, either at safety or linebacker.

This is great news for the Irish as they currently have gotten off to a fast start in the 2023 class.

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Notre Dame football recruiting update after a big visitor weekend

Tons of talent was on hand this weekend in South Bend

It was a big weekend for the Irish. Not only did they get a big win against their rival opponent USC, they hosted a large contingent of recruits spanning all current classes. Check out some of their reactions from their visits to South Bend this past weekend.

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