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USA Today
3 days ago
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- USA Today
Notre Dame's 2026 recruiting class ranking moves up following Elijah Golden's commitment
It has been a great 2026 recruiting cycle for Notre Dame football, and it got even better on Saturday as they received a commitment from Florida defensive lineman Elijah Golden. The Irish now have twenty-seven commitments, and with the addition of Golden, they moved up two spots from the No. 5 overall class to the No. 3 unit in the 247Sports Composite Team Rankings. Just two teams sit above Notre Dame at the moment in Georgia and USC, but both of them have at least four more commitments than the Irish do. It very much seems like the class is now full, but in recruiting you never know what is next. While many of the current commitments have voiced that they are firm with the Irish, things could change between now and when the first signing period happens in December. Looking a bit deeper into the rankings, Notre Dame has one of the best average-per-recruit, as they are at 92.4, a number that is better than both teams ranked above them. Just a few schools are higher in the top-10, with Oregon, Alabama, and LSU being just above the Irish in that metric. Regardless, this will go down as one of the best Notre Dame football recruiting classes in history, but this very well could be the norm as head coach Marcus Freeman has completely turned the program around. Contact/Follow us @IrishWireND on X (Formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes, and opinions. Follow Mike on X: @MikeFChen
USA Today
3 days ago
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- USA Today
Notre Dame social media reacts to 2026 DL Elijah Golden committing to the Irish
Bang! 💪🏼☘️ On Saturday, Notre Dame football scored another big recruiting win, as they got a verbal commitment from 2026 Florida defensive lineman Elijah Golden. The Irish now have twenty-seven commits in the cycle, a collection of talent that is considered the No. 3 overall group nationally by the 247Sports Composite Team Rankings. This has been head coach Marcus Freeman's best class since he took over the program, and it could be sign of things to come. Any time Notre Dame lands a commitment, social media has been a great place to see the excitement in Irish Nation. Check out below the best comments after Golden made his verbal pledge to the Irish. Golden was meant to be It almost seemed like fate that a prospect with the last name of Golden was considering Notre Dame, and ultimately picked the Irish. It doesn't always work out this way, but it did in this situation. Golden is a terrific prospect that has tons of potential. Golden played the hat game The moment four-star DL Elijah Golden announced his commitment to Notre Dame ☘️The hat drop had me laughing 😂IG: TheElijahGolden98https:// If you didn't see Golden's announcement, he initially picked up an Oklahoma hat, before discarding it and announcing for Notre Dame. It's always frustrating to be on the Sooners end of a commitment, but their loss is clearly the Irish's gain. Party in South Bend ☘️☘️☘️ Auman has done a great job in his first recruiting cycle as Notre Dame's Director of Recruiting, and he deserves plenty of credit for this class. He made the right choices in which prospects to go after, and did very well with closing on those who took official visits. Auman should be celebrating. The motto Choose Hard - Live Easy 🤙🏾☘️ After every commit, the former Notre Dame star goes to social media and posts this statement. Tagovailoa-Amosa understands the Irish way, and he's proof that life after football can be done in South Bend. Like Auman, he should be very happy with the results of his efforts in recruiting Golden. Making history Notre Dame hosted 12 uncommitted prospects on official visits in June. It's picked up commitments from 11 of them sure I've seen anything like that in 25 years on the beat. The closing percentage for June visitors has been elite, pretty much says that if you made a visit to South Bend during the month, most likely you were becoming a member of the Irish recruiting class. Golden was the last of the group to make his decision, and it was worth the wait. An elite group of defensive lineman for the Irish Notre Dame has one of the nation's top defensive line classes, adding four-star Elijah Golden to its terrific 2026 class. Golden now joins Ebenezer Ewetade, Tiki Hola and Rodney Dunham to make up one of the top defensive line classes nationally. There's talent all over, and these four could all have significant impacts in their Irish careers. They'll be disrupting opposing offenses for the new few years. Contact/Follow us @IrishWireND on X (Formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes, and opinions. Follow Mike on X: @MikeFChen
USA Today
23-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Notre Dame continued its recruiting hot streak, as 2026 Ohio TE Preston Fryzel commits
It's safe to say that Notre Dame football is on a big time hot streak in recruiting, after adding three new 2026 prospects to its class last week, the momentum carried over to Monday. Ohio tight end Preston Fryzel is the most recent verbal, as he chose the Irish over Iowa and Miami. Notre Dame is adding a 6-foot, 4-inch and 220-pound target who is ranked as the nation's No. 712 overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite. This was a very quick recruitment, as the Irish just offered Fryzel in May, then hosted him on an official visit two weekends ago. It was clearly all he needed to see, as the talented tight end pulled the trigger and joined Notre Dame class. The 2026 cycle now has twenty total commits, as is ranked as the No. 3 overall class in the 247Sports Composite Team Rankings. There is no doubt in my mind that more than a few other top prospects will join the class, which should finish near the top of the rankings following signing day.
USA Today
19-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
BOOM! Ohio State football lands 4-star linebacker for 2026 recruiting class
BOOM! Ohio State football lands 4-star linebacker for 2026 recruiting class As things were trending, the Ohio State football team got positive recruiting news on Thursday when 4-star 2026 linebacker Cincere Johnson announced his commitment to the Buckeyes. Out of Cleveland Glenville High School, Cincere seemed to be an OSU lean all the way, but in today's day and age of NIL money and all, you just never know. In the end, the pull to play for the Buckeyes and James Laurinaitis proved to be enough to land the priority target. Ranked as the No. 8 edge defender and 71st overall prospect in the 2026 recruiting cycle by the 247Sports Composite Rankings, Johnson is being recruited as a linebacker and should fit the room nicely. Ohio State won over Johnson over the likes of Alabama and Penn State to stay at home and continue the Glenville pipeline from Cleveland to Columbus. Johnson brings versatility and size to the program at 6-foot, 3-inches, and 240-pounds. He can run and tackle, but can also come off the edge on a pass rush when asked to do so. His commitment brings the 2026 class up to 16 members as the No. 3-ranked class currently in the country according to the 247Sports Composite Team Rankings. Ohio State is still putting the final touches on its 2026 class, and you can bet that there will still be some more news in the near future on players that commit to this year's cycle. As things happen, we'll bring the news to you. Read More | 2026 Ohio State recruiting commitment tracker Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
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- 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
