Notre Dame has received bad news this week in regards to a COVID-19 outbreak that postponed their scheduled game at Wake Forest for this Saturday until December. Now the Fighting Irish have taken a hit in the recruiting game, too, four-star corner back Philip Riley has de-commited from 2021 recruiting class.
Riley, a four-star corner from Valrico, Florida helped raise up the spirits of Notre Dame fans when he committed to the program shortly after the Irish lost out on prized running back Will Shipley earlier this year.
Riley seemingly has his pick of the litter in terms of college choices as he holds 41 offers from schools. For what its worth, 247Sports has now listed USC as the only program as “warm” under Riley’s potential choices.
It’s hard enough to make a college decision to begin with but then factor in that Riley wasn’t being able to make an official visit to Notre Dame due to the NCAA restrictions right now and it’s hardly a surprise. I would expect plenty more de-commitments coming nationwide, not just with Notre Dame, as a result of an incredible unique recruiting cycle.
Riley exiting the class leaves a whole at defensive back where now only Ryan Barnes, Chance Tucker and Justin Walters remain committed. Expect Notre Dame to try and fill this sudden void before National Signing Day in late December.