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USA Today
4 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Top Tennessee prospect and Notre Dame commit Chaston Smith transferring high schools
Top Tennessee prospect and Notre Dame commit Chaston Smith transferring high schools One of Notre Dame's football commitments in the Class of 2026 is on the move ahead of the 2025 football season. Tennessee native Chaston Smith is transferring from McCallie to Knoxville Catholic for his senior season, according to Knoxville Catholic head coach Philip Shadowens. The three-star defensive back spent two years at Bearden prior to his junior year at McCallie. He is the No. 25 cornerback and No. 313 overall prospect in the 247Sports Composite Rankings and committed to Notre Dame last December while holding offers from Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, LSU and Vanderbilt among others. The move brings the 6-foot-1, 175-pounder closer to home, as his mother is an administrator for Knox County Schools and his brother serves as cornerbacks coach at Catholic. Smith played in just five games last season at McCallie due to injury, but he recorded five tackles, an interception and two pass breakups.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Notre Dame will host top Illinois QB recruit Jameson Purcell at Irish Invasion camp June 6
One of the top quarterbacks in Illinois is set to visit South Bend for Notre Dame football's Irish Invasion prospect camp June 6. Maine South (Park Ridge, IL) three-star recruit Jameson Purcell announced Thursday his plans to return to campus for the showcase event. The 6-foot-2, 181-pounder is also set to perform in camps at Clemson, Florida, Auburn, Florida State and Ohio State this summer. Advertisement The Class of 2027 recruit is the No. 21 quarterback and No. 293 overall recruit nationally according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. His visit to South Bend will be his third. The Irish have not yet offered a quarterback recruit for the 2027 class. Noah Grubbs is currently in the fold for 2026. Blake Hebert was brought in during this year's cycle. The Irish Invasion prospect camp has been an important recruiting tool for Marcus Freeman and his staff during his tenure as they will look to find players who fit the Notre Dame mold once again. This article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: Jameson Purcell, a top Illinois quarterback recruit, is set to visit Notre Dame
USA Today
4 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Notre Dame will host top Illinois QB recruit Jameson Purcell at Irish Invasion camp June 6
Notre Dame will host top Illinois QB recruit Jameson Purcell at Irish Invasion camp June 6 One of the top quarterbacks in Illinois is set to visit South Bend for Notre Dame football's Irish Invasion prospect camp June 6. Maine South (Park Ridge, IL) three-star recruit Jameson Purcell announced Thursday his plans to return to campus for the showcase event. The 6-foot-2, 181-pounder is also set to perform in camps at Clemson, Florida, Auburn, Florida State and Ohio State this summer. The Class of 2027 recruit is the No. 21 quarterback and No. 293 overall recruit nationally according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. His visit to South Bend will be his third. The Irish have not yet offered a quarterback recruit for the 2027 class. Noah Grubbs is currently in the fold for 2026. Blake Hebert was brought in during this year's cycle. The Irish Invasion prospect camp has been an important recruiting tool for Marcus Freeman and his staff during his tenure as they will look to find players who fit the Notre Dame mold once again.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Notre Dame football continues its hot recruiting, landing 2026 Ohio 4-star linebacker
Notre Dame football is coming off a very successful month of recruiting in April, and they are looking like there is nothing that is going to stop them in May. To start off the Irish's weekend the right way, they received a commitment from 2026 Ohio linebacker Jakobe Clapper. The 6-foot, 2-inch and 215-pound prospect is ranked as the No. 398 overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Advertisement Clapper picked Notre Dame over teams like Oregon, Michigan, Louisville and Ohio State. This shouldn't go unnoticed, as the Irish battled multiple regional powers in his recruitment and ultimately won out. The 2026 class is now up to 13 total commits, and is ranked as the No. 2 overall class in the 247Sports Composite Team Rankings. Head coach Marcus Freeman has used this past seasons momentum on the recruiting trail, and it is paying off big dividends, with Clapper as the most recent success story. This article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: Notre Dame football gets a commitment from 2026 OH LB Jakobe Clapper
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Georgia will host Notre Dame LB commit Thomas Davis Jr. on an official visit this weekend
While Notre Dame football has had plenty of success recruiting former NFL players son's, for linebacker commit Thomas Davis Jr., there seems to be a late pull towards his father's alma mater Georgia. The 6-foot, 2-inch and 205-pound prospect made his verbal commitment to the Irish in November of last year, but has been flirting with the Bulldogs recently. Davis was offered by them earlier this month, and it was enough for him to schedule an official visit to Athens this weekend according to a report from On3. Advertisement The nation's No. 189 overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings should now be put on a flip watch, as the only other official he had scheduled was to visit South Bend in two weeks. Hopefully that isn't the case, as Davis is just making sure that he has made the right decision with his commitment to Notre Dame. This situation is one to monitor going forward, as the only other linebacker commit that the Irish have in the 2026 class is Jakobe Clapper. This article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: Thomas Davis Jr., a Notre Dame commit, will officially visit Georgia
