Tag: Rivals

Notre Dame one of four finalists for safety recruit Sherrod Covil

Will Notre Dame beat out three ACC schools for Covil’s services?

Notre Dame has made the final cut for safety recruit Sherrod Covil’s college choices. Also among his final choices are ACC schools Miami, North Carolina and Clemson. He will announce his decision Thursday on Rivals. Ahead of this big day, Covil spoke with Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney, who asked for Covil’s thoughts about each of the programs eagerly awaiting his announcement:

The fact that Covil considers Notre Dame one of his top-two choices gives the Irish reason for optimism. He particularly gives credit to senior defensive analyst Nick Lezynski for being aggressive in his pursuit of him. It shows how it truly takes an entire coaching staff to bring talent in.

Exports for both Rivals and 247Sports believe it’s a certainty that Covil will choose Clemson. If that’s the case, he put on a nice poker face for his interview. Then again, no recruit really is going to say where they want to go until they make their official announcement. And so, we wait.

Rivals thinks recent ‘23 Indiana decommit could consider Notre Dame

Could Moore repledge to a different Indiana school?

At first it didn’t seem like much would be made of 2023 Georgia linebacker Denzel Moore decommitting from Indiana but after seeing multiple reports by Rivals about the ‘backers interest in the Irish, it might be something worth watching.

It’s been a little under a week since Moore changed his mind and it seems like the interest between both Notre Dame and Moore is mutual. According to Adam Gorney “the rumor is that so many schools have reached out in recent months that Moore felt it would be best to rethink his choices.”

Among the schools mentioned were Florida State, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Alabama, LSU and Auburn. At the current moment the Irish do not have any 2023 pledges, but given the recent recruiting success in Georgia, Moore is certainly in play for Notre Dame.

Since he was already committed to heading to Bloomington, why not head a bit further north and make his next home South Bend? Who knows what Moore’s new timeline is, but it does seem like the Irish are squarely in the discussion for his next verbal pledge.

Rivals: Notre Dame could steal recruit in Wisconsin’s backyard

This could be a huge development

The rivalry between the Badgers and the Irish didn’t get a chance to see the field last season, their game was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but their other battles off the field still are happening. With a report from Adam Gorney of Rivals, Wisconsin offensive lineman Carson Hinzman might not be a lock to the Badgers that many have thought.

Gorney suggests that the planned visits to Ohio State, Iowa and the Irish have now put a wrench into the Badgers locking up one of the best prospects in their backyard.

Hinzman could still very well end up with the Badgers like many other elite offensive lineman from the state, but saying no to the Buckeyes and the Irish among other is easier said than done. – Gorney

The six-foot-five-inch and 280-pound lineman is being courted by some of the best Midwest programs, putting thoughts into Hinzman’s head that could ultimately lure him away from his home state.

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The early signing period is rapidly approaching and the Irish currently have 13 commits, two of them being offensive lineman. Brian Kelly would love to add Hinzman to the group and is seems like they currently have a fight chance to gain his commitment in the near future.

Notre Dame QB commit Angeli gives thoughts on 2021 starting job debate

Who do you think will win the starting job?

Notre Dame is betting big on quarterback commit Steve Angeli, who will join the Irish for the 2022 season. Their high hopes for him have to be ascended after the performance he’s put on at Rivals camp this week. It’s interesting to watch given that the Irish still aren’t sure who will start at quarterback for them in 2021. Angeli was asked about it at the camp, and here’s what he had to say:

Yeah, it’s not a very exciting answer, but given that he’s mostly on the outside looking in aside from conversations with Tommy Rees, it shouldn’t be a surprise. The truth is the Irish have very viable candidates in Jack Coan, Drew Pyne and Tyler Buchner, and none of them emerged as a lead candidate during the spring practices. It’s possible we won’t get an answer until shortly before the Irish open their season in prime time at Florida State. While you might not want to hear that, it is what it is.

3-star OLB Jared Badie reportedly will visit Michigan State next month

Three-star outside linebacker Jared Badie of Oswego, Ill. is going to take an official visit to Michigan State.

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Three-star outside linebacker Jared Badie of Oswego, Ill. is going to take an official visit to Michigan State, according to Jason Killop of Rivals.

Killop reported on Monday morning that Badie has “locked” in an official visit to Michigan State for the last weekend in June. Badie reportedly also has official visits planned with Illinois, Minnesota and Texas Tech.

Badie — who is listed at 6-foot-4 and 202 pounds — is ranked as the No. 14 prospect in Illinois and No. 47 outside linebacker nationally by Rivals.

Badie currently holds scholarship offers from 15 programs, including Michigan State, Illinois, Minnesota, Texas Tech, Indiana, Arizona State, Iowa State, Nebraska, Purdue, Louisville and Tennessee.

The Spartans offered Badie just last month so this is great to see Michigan State is already making an impact by locking in an official visit. Keep an eye on this prospect and if the Spartans can beat out a number of fellow power five schools for Badie.

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Notre Dame gives offer to quarterback recruit Malachi Nelson

Another quarterback target for the Irish.

While Notre Dame tries to figure out its current quarterback situation, it hasn’t stopped trying to plan for the one down the road. It particularly would prefer that its latest quarterback target prevent any discussion about who should play the position during his time in South Bend. That target is Malachi Nelson, a pro-style quarterback from Los Alamitos, California. He received an offer after a discussion with Tommy Rees:

Notre Dame is the 26th school to make an offer to Nelson. However, both Rivals and 247Sports are convinced that Nelson is headed to Oklahoma, so the question is whether the Irish emerged too late in the game to have a legitimate shot at him. Other contenders for Nelson include Florida State, Miami, Florida, Texas, Ohio State, Arizona State, Arizona, NC State, USC, Michigan, Alabama and Penn State. With this analysis from 247Sports’ Greg Biggins, it’s not hard to see why so many programs are after him:

“Nelson has all the physical tools you could want in a next level signal caller. At 6-foot-3, 180 pounds, he has an athletic body with plenty of room to grow pack on good weight. He’s a very fluid athlete in everything he does. He has a smooth, effortless release and the ball jumps out of his hand. He has a downfield arm, is accurate to all three levels of the field and can throw with touch and change speeds. He’s a mature quarterback and already shows a high football IQ in terms of his decision making and how well he processes the position. He’s a plus-athlete for a quarterback as well and shows the ability to extend plays and get out and pick up yards in the running game. He made a big jump this off-season and needs to show he can put it together with the pads on as a sophomore but no quarterback in the class has a higher ceiling right now then Nelson.”

Rivals links Wisconsin football with former 4-star Clemson RB

In an article by Mike Farrell of Rivals, he links the Wisconsin Badgers with former Clemson running back and 247sports 4-star Chez Mellusi.

In an article released by Mike Farrell of Rivals, Farrell links the Wisconsin Badgers with former Clemson running back and 247Sports four-star recruit Chez Mellusi. Mellusi entered his name into the transfer portal yesterday after spending two years with the Tigers.

Mellusi signed to Clemson in 2019 and rushed for 427 yards in his career on 71 carries. The Naples, Florida, native rushed for only 151 yards in his second season on 27 carries, compared to 276 yards on 44 carries in his freshman season.

Farrell mentioned Purdue, Wisconsin, Liberty, UCF, Louisville and Vanderbilt are pursuing Mellusi, but “right now it is the Badgers that are the most aggressive, and they are certainly attractive to running backs.”

Mellusi would provide key depth alongside Jalen Berger to a Wisconsin backfield that lost Garret Groshek and Nakia Watson this offseason.

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Notre Dame target Jaylen Sneed named linebacker MVP at Rivals Camp

A Notre Dame target had a great weekend.

Any college program eyeing a recruit always has to be thrilled whenever that recruit achieves an impressive feat on the playing surface. To that end, Notre Dame surely had to be excited to see outside linebacker target Jaylen Sneed do well at the Rivals Camp he participated in. In fact, he was named the best linebacker at the camp and now is set to take part in the Rivals Five-Star Challenge:

Sneed, who hails from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, announced he had received an offer from Marcus Freeman on Jan. 18. Since then, both Rivals and 247Sports have picked Notre Dame as the clear-cut favorite to land Sneed’s services. Of course, it’s by no means a done deal because the Irish have to hope their offer beats out those from South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia Tech and Florida among others. However, it’s fun to anticipate Sneed putting pen to paper to indicate that he’s indeed coming to South Bend.

This high-profile 2023 football recruit dishes on Florida Gators

The Gators should be a legit player in this race for Cedrick Hawkins and he’s a recruit that Florida fans should keep an eye on.

While the 2022 recruiting class is the focus right now for the Florida Gators football program, the 2023 class isn’t out of sight.

Florida currently has five recruits verbally committed in 2022 but Dan Mullen and his staff are also taking a look at recruits in the 2023 class to try and get off to a great start. One recruit that is on their radar is four-star defensive back Cedrick Hawkins.

The Titusville, Florida product has a total of 17 offers in his recruitment including one from the Gators. But in-state programs Florida State and Miami as well as programs like Arizona State, Penn State, UCF, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pitt, Tennessee and others are also after him.

For Hawkins, he had the chance to take a visit to Florida for a Junior Day and dished on his experience to Chad Simmons of Rivals.com.

“I have visited Florida for a Junior Day, so I have had a chance to see things there. I like the campus, it felt like a family atmosphere, and I have developed a good relationship with coach Rat (Keiwan Ratliff).

The defensive back is ranked as a top 40 recruit overall, the No. 5 athlete and the No. 11 player in the state of Florida per the 247Sports rankings. With a lot of time left to go in his recruitment, we likely aren’t near a finish line.

The Gators should be a legit player in this race and he’s a recruit that Florida fans should keep an eye on.

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Running Back Recruit Jadarian Price Commits to Notre Dame

It appears Notre Dame might have its heir apparent to Kyren Williams, or at least an option for when the time comes.

It appears Notre Dame might have its heir apparent to Kyren Williams, or at least an option for when the time comes. His name is Jadarian Price, and he hails from Denison, Texas. He made the announcement Sunday, a special day for his mother:

Notre Dame clearly has been on Price’s mind for a while. In a previous interview with BlueandGold.com, he talked about the opportunities he could get with the program and the university:

“The education I can get from Notre Dame is unmatched. I am building great relationships with the coaching staff too. My relationship with running backs coach Lance Taylor has continued to grow.”

Per Rivals, Price was planning to visit the university during the past week, but bad weather prevented him from traveling. Fortunately for the Irish, that didn’t matter. Perhaps what best sold him on Notre Dame was its strong academic reputation, which is a major plus for someone with a 4.1 GPA. Sometimes, the glove simply fits effortlessly.

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