USC Offers Prized Notre Dame Commit

Late last week we got the bad news that the Pac-12 was going to only be playing conference games in 2020, meaning that for the first time since 1945, Notre Dame and USC won’t be meeting on the football field. Albeit far from an actual game between …

Late last week we got the bad news that the Pac-12 was going to only be playing conference games in 2020, meaning that for the first time since 1945, Notre Dame and USC won’t be meeting on the football field.

Albeit far from an actual game between Notre Dame and USC, the off the field stories since have at least been compelling.

First it was former Notre Dame commit and now USC running back Markese Stepp admitting how sick it made him that the rivalry game wouldn’t take place this year.

More off the field juice came on Monday when one of Notre Dame’s biggest commitments in the 2021 class, both literally and figuratively, received an offer from the USC coaching staff.

Blake Fisher is rated as the number one player in the entire state of Indiana in the 2021 class and checks in 51st overall in the 247Sports composite ratings as he’s knocking on the door to receive a fifth star.

Some Notre Dame rooters got worried upon seeing the tweet and the news, thinking their prized tackle of the future may be headed to Southern Cal, but Fisher quickly squashed that fear.

Fisher is an absolutely massive part of Notre Dame’s 2021 class as the Irish still have work to do on the offensive line even with his commitment. He’s also attacked his unofficial role as Notre Dame’s newest unpaid recruiting coordinator.

For what it’s worth, 247Sports currently ranks USC as having the seventh best recruiting class in 2021 nationally while Notre Dame checks in at 14. The average star rating per player for USC and Notre Dame are incredibly close at 91.22 and 91.01 respectively, but USC having 17 current commitments to Notre Dame’s 12 creates the separation in ranking.

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