“The coaches, Coach (Marcus) Freeman and Coach (Joe) Rudolph, they’re amazing people and just the whole coaching staff in general,” Lambert said. “Their players as well. When I went there, they were a group of players I could see myself around. And obviously, they have great academics there and amazing football.”
The elite offensive tackle also already has a connection in South Bend. Former Catholic Memorial teammate
Boubacar Traore is an incoming freshman at Notre Dame and was a four-star defensive line prospect in the 2023 cycle.
“We were getting pretty close,” Lambert said. “At the end of the year, obviously, he got hurt and that hurt a little bit.
It will be good to be teammates probably again.”