Everyone wants to recruit the Deep South until it comes to dealing with Deep South recruiting shit.
That's a disingenuous read though. We've all seen enough Cali and deep South kids with ND interest/verbals to last a lifetime. The location is a red flag for potential decommitment on its own, but it's possible to feel good about a kid from those areas sticking if they're doing the right things. This guy has nearly every red flag I can think of:
1) Very early commitment pre-junior year,
2) Somewhat surprise commitment/quick trigger after a visit with very little build-up,
3) Been to campus one time,
4) Plans on taking more visits elsewhere,
5) Other schools being seriously considered are cultural opposites from ND,
6) Other major southern powers haven't offered yet,
7) Misspells "Notre Dame" repeatedly while requesting social media follows from the fanbase
The whole thing smells like a 2011 BK era recruitment.
Happy he's committed and hope he sticks but if I were a betting man I'd say the only time we see him in a gold helmet is for a photo shoot.