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Notre Dame Offers, Immediately Makes Cut for Michigan/Penn State/Texas Target

‘Twas a productive morning for Notre Dame football as they offered an offensive line prospect Friday morning & made his cut just hours later

Notre Dame made a scholarship offer Friday morning and were immediately included as that player announced his final eight schools a few short hours later.

Notre Dame made the cut down to 2021 offensive tackle Tristan Bounds’ final eight potential schools.  The newly offering Fighting Irish join traditional power houses Michigan, Penn State, Texas and Virginia Tech while Boston College, Vanderbilt and Virginia also made the cut.

Bounds is a 6-7, 285 pound prospect from Wallingford (Choate Rosemary Hall), Connecticut.  He ranks as the 39th best offensive tackle in the class per 247Sports, who grades Bounds as a three-star prospect.

Bounds spoke to 247 after cutting his potential schools down to eight and says two things especially stick out when considering Notre Dame.

“Notre Dame is (on the list) because of the academic tradition and also they have a program that puts offensive linemen into the NFL,” Bounds said. “I think those two things alone make Notre Dame very enticing.” Tristan Bounds to 247Sports

Bounds also says he’d like to announce his decision before the start of the season as long as he’s able to make his official visits this summer.

Of Notre Dame’s eight current commitments in the 2021 class, only Pat Coogan finds a home on the offensive line.