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Yahoo
20-04-2025
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Notre Dame football ends its commitment drought, 2026 edge verbals to the Irish
The last Notre Dame football 2026 commitment came in at the end of January when offensive lineman Tyler Merrill made his verbal pledge, but the drought is finally over. North Carolina edge Ebenezer Ewetade is the one who ended the streak, and it was well worth the wait. The 6-foot, 4-inch and 221-pounder is ranked as the nation's No. 152 overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Advertisement This is an impressive recruiting win for the Irish, as they beat out schools like Alabama, Georgia, Florida State and others. Ewetade had a huge junior season, as he racked up 10 sacks and four forced fumbles according to MaxPreps. Notre Dame now has eight total commits for the 2026 cycle, a class that is ranked as the No. 11 overall group according to the 247Sports Composite Team Rankings. Every other team ranked ahead of the Irish have more commitments than they do with the exception of Oregon. It is looking like Marcus Freeman is putting together another impressive group. Report: Notre Dame has good chance of landing four-star running back Advertisement Notre Dame misses out on Florida safety Simeon Caldwell who commits to Ohio State Notre Dame football makes the cut with 2026 Texas athlete Legend Bey This article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: ebenezer Ewetade notre dame commitment 2026 defensive end
USA Today
05-04-2025
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- USA Today
Notre Dame football ends its commitment drought, 2026 edge verbals to the Irish
Notre Dame football ends its commitment drought, 2026 edge verbals to the Irish The last Notre Dame football 2026 commitment came in at the end of January when offensive lineman Tyler Merrill made his verbal pledge, but the drought is finally over. North Carolina edge Ebenezer Ewetade is the one who ended the streak, and it was well worth the wait. The 6-foot, 4-inch and 221-pounder is ranked as the nation's No. 152 overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. This is an impressive recruiting win for the Irish, as they beat out schools like Alabama, Georgia, Florida State and others. Ewetade had a huge junior season, as he racked up 10 sacks and four forced fumbles according to MaxPreps. Notre Dame now has eight total commits for the 2026 cycle, a class that is ranked as the No. 11 overall group according to the 247Sports Composite Team Rankings. Every other team ranked ahead of the Irish have more commitments than they do with the exception of Oregon. It is looking like Marcus Freeman is putting together another impressive group. Report: Notre Dame has good chance of landing four-star running back Notre Dame misses out on Florida safety Simeon Caldwell who commits to Ohio State Notre Dame football makes the cut with 2026 Texas athlete Legend Bey
USA Today
30-01-2025
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- USA Today
Wisconsin football top class of 2026 target commits to Notre Dame
Wisconsin football top class of 2026 target commits to Notre Dame Wisconsin football top class of 2026 target Tyler Merrill committed to Notre Dame on Thursday. The four-star offensive lineman chose the Fighting Irish over other finalists Wisconsin, Penn State, Alabama and Clemson. He joins a Notre Dame class of 2026 that currently ranks No. 5 in the nation at this early stage in the cycle, with just seven players committed. Related: Former Wisconsin cornerback files lawsuit against NCAA 247Sports currently ranks Merrill as the No. 61 overall player in the class of 2026, the No. 5 interior offensive lineman and the No. 2 recruit from his home state of Pennsylvania. By all accounts, he's one of the top players at his position in the class. His commitment to Notre Dame doesn't come as a major surprise. On3's Recruiting Prediction Machine listed the Fighting Irish as the prohibitive favorite. Notably, he commits to play for Notre Dame offensive line coach Joe Rudolph, a longtime Wisconsin assistant (tight ends coach from 2008-11, offensive coordinator from 2015-21). Wisconsin has still yet to make a move in the class of 2026. It has just one player committed: three-star offensive lineman Benjamin Novak. The program is looking for its third top-25 class in as many years under head coach Luke Fickell. Merrill would have been a major recruiting win to kick off the cycle. Instead, he commits to join a Notre Dame offensive line room that currently sits near top of the sport. Contact/Follow @TheBadgersWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Wisconsin Badgers news, notes and opinion
USA Today
30-01-2025
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- USA Today
Notre Dame football lands 2026 4-star offensive lineman
When you make it to the championship game of the College Football Playoff, you usually see a jump in recruiting and that is exactly what is happening for Notre Dame. The Irish have been especially great along the lines and on Thursday landed a commitment from 2026 Pennsylvania offensive tackle Tyler Merrill. The 6-foot, 5-inch and 338-pound prospects is one of the country's best, as he is ranked as the No. 61 overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Notre Dame beat the four other finalists in Penn State, Alabama, Clemson and Wisconsin for Merrill's commitment. He is the No. 7 verbal in the cycle for the Irish, as he also joins Ben Nichols and Sullivan Garvin as the offensive line commits. The Irish will most likely take at least one more player on the line, as they typically like to bring in at least 4 in every recruiting class. There is potential they'll take a fifth as well, but expect at least one more as Notre Dame shores up its 2026 group.
USA Today
30-01-2025
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- USA Today
Wisconsin football top class of 2026 target to announce commitment decision on Thursday
Wisconsin football top class of 2026 target to announce commitment decision on Thursday Wisconsin football top class of 2026 target Tyler Merrill will announce his commitment decision later today, Thursday, Jan. 30. The Badgers recently made Merrill's list of finalists, along with Penn State, Alabama, Clemson and Notre Dame. He will reportedly announce his final decision at 2:20 p.m. ET, 1:20 p.m. CT on the On3 Recruits YouTube channel. Related: Former Wisconsin cornerback files lawsuit against NCAA 247Sports lists the top-ranked interior offensive lineman as a four-star recruit. He currently sits as the 247Sports Composite's No. 61 overall player in the class of 2026, No. 5 interior offensive lineman and No. 2 recruit from his home state of Pennsylvania. On3 has a similar outlook -- it has Merrill listed as the No. 82 overall player in the class. 247Sports has yet to release any predictions for Merrill's landing spot. On3's Recruiting Prediction Machine, however, lists Notre Dame as the leader at 87.8%. The in-state Nittany Lions are next at 5%, with everyone else at or below 1%. Notably, longtime Wisconsin assistant Joe Rudolph currently coaches Notre Dame's offensive line. Wisconsin will look to pull off a similar recruiting upset to when it successfully landed top class of 2025 lineman Hardy Watts over Michigan and Clemson. The Badgers currently have just one player committed in the class of 2026: three-star interior offensive lineman Benjamin Novak. The program is looking to continue a recent string of recruiting success under third-year head coach Luke Fickell -- it finished the 2024 and 2025 cycles at No. 23 and No. 25, respectively. Stay tuned later this afternoon as Merrill announces his collegiate destination. Contact/Follow @TheBadgersWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Wisconsin Badgers news, notes and opinion
