2026 ND Portal Targets

[IrishLion]

Notre Dame transfer portal intel: Latest buzz as the Fighting Irish heat up

Notre Dame still hasn't landed a commitment, but are the Irish trending in a positive direction? Blue & Gold has the latest.

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We’ve got our first Gug feels good of portal season RE Graham.

Have avoided the hysterics to this point.

Gug feels good?

NOW I am panicking.

We are well and truly fucked.

 

[IrishSpartan]

Can someone please explain the need for me why ND always try to be sneaky about the portal and recruiting? There is literally no point, the agent will try to leverage you anyway.

 

[ACamp1900]

You’d think transfer kickers would be lined up and ND would have their choice,… crazy

 

[Del_Griffith]

One of the board insiders on II feels confident about Keeley

 

[StPaul_Irish]

Can someone please explain the need for me why ND always try to be sneaky about the portal and recruiting? There is literally no point, the agent will try to leverage you anyway.

I think it's punitive for the beat's past indiscretions, leaks ect that have haunted this administration. My opinion anyway

 

[GATTACA!]

Have avoided the hysterics to this point.

Gug feels good?

NOW I am panicking.

We are well and truly fucked.

Buzz buzz

 

[NDPhilly]

With Graham and Keeley we'd be adding 6 five stars to the roster this offseason and losing none. Probably will be top 5 in the talent composite.

 

[Penick44@]

If we thought we had a deal for Marsh for a month, how TF did they let him visit IU first. I really don’t understand this portal stuff. With the unique entrance requirements, I’m not sure how you get caught so off guard if you’re planning on advance correctly. I have faith we will get what we need and appreciate the more nuanced approach to the portal and finding guys who fit the profile you need to fit your roster, but damn someone pass me a new Depend

What were they going to do set up a blockade?

 

[The Backer]

Can someone please explain the need for me why ND always try to be sneaky about the portal and recruiting? There is literally no point, the agent will try to leverage you anyway.

Here's an example that Brice cited:

• ND and Brody Foley had mutual interest
• ND non-tampered tampered to have an agreement ahead of the portal opening with him. He'd get starter money
• ND publicly struck out on Marsh
• Foley's rep calls up ND and basically says 'since you aren't using that money for Marsh, give a bunch to us'
• ND looks at their eval on him and says 'no thanks' and the visit is canceled.
• Foley goes to Louisville

 

[Huntr]

Portal philosophy

 

[FDNYIrish1]

Someone throw up the Mercke signal over campus. We need some info

 

[Te'o4Heisman]

This isn't recruiting high schoolers. This the transfer portal. I'd agree with your perspective if this were the former. But with the portal, it's hard and fast right out of the gate to get your guys. If a guy gets brought in for a visit, he's considered a top target.




Horka lives on the brink of everything being a catastrophe because that drives clicks. He's dbag. I wish people would stop posting his and Bruce's and anyone else of that ilk on this site. It's annoying.

Pretending to know something you dont know is a fool’s errand. In high school recruiting all the kids are at least transparently available at the same time. For all we know the top of their board could be Keeley, or a kid who hasnt even publicly entered yet. Could they get burned if that is their approach? Absolutely, but reality is people are stating as fact things they have no actual knowledge about and throwing tantrums over it, and its stupid and pointless.
Nothing will ever be perfect but MF has earned my trust at this point.

 

[NDMatt91]

Portal philosophy

This is consistent with what Cig has said.

 

[vicknd1982]

Getting Tired or these click bait articles they have nothing to do with anything but give us false hope... no im not buying your on3 script to see that you know nothing more then anyone else

 

[StPaul_Irish]

Getting Tired or these click bait articles they have nothing to do with anything but give us false hope... no im not buying your on3 script to see that you know nothing more then anyone else

Hey NEW GUY, chill out, it's your turn to get a subscription and then report back to us what they are saying. Sorry, I don't make up the rules of IE.

 

[Dale]

Here's an example that Brice cited:

• ND had Brody Foley had interest
• ND non-tampered tampered to have an agreement ahead of the portal opening with him. He'd get starter money
• ND publicly struck out on Marsh
• Foley's rep calls up ND and basically says 'since you aren't using that money for Marsh, give a bunch to us'
• ND looks at their eval on him and says 'no thanks' and the visit is canceled.
• Foley goes to Louisville

Foley also didn’t do shit at the P4 level for 3 years. 300 of his 500 yards was after the catch which is an insane stat. I think he has some physical ability but also just awful tackling.

 

[arndtjc]

One of the board insiders on II feels confident about Keeley

 

[PolishDomer]

Someone throw up the Mercke signal over campus. We need some info

I think Granger was way ahead of you...looks like some IE posters secretly (in the spirit of the ND administration keeping things under lock and key) got together and splurged...

 

[PANDFAN]

Can someone please explain the need for me why ND always try to be sneaky about the portal and recruiting? There is literally no point, the agent will try to leverage you anyway.

just from a recruiting perspective, my son was told to not make his a public announcement until a certain date because certain teams offer just because of certain schools offering....so this very well may be the line of thinking

 

[NDPhilly]

Per Wiltfong

Keeley is believed to be a ND lean. Miami and OSU showing interest as well.

Gilliam believed to be a Tennessee lean. ND increasing focus on Brewu. According to him we are still looking at the Utah DE Daley.

Just learned Grok can read through the paywalls. I am become insider.

 

[PANDFAN]

Per Wiltfong

Keeley is believed to be a ND lean. Miami and OSU showing interest as well.

Gilliam believed to be a Tennessee lean. ND increasing focus on Brewu. According to him we are still looking at the Utah DE Daley.

Just learned Grok can read through the paywalls. I am become insider.

its why on3 is turning off comments on some of their stuff to avoid this

 

[IRISHFAN76]

So far today I just had a little tinkle in my pants, not even in my bed. Also worth noting that I think the cause was more from waiting too long then anything portal or staff related

We have all been there before. Warm bed cold house.

 

[BleedBlueGold]

Pretending to know something you dont know is a fool’s errand. In high school recruiting all the kids are at least transparently available at the same time. For alk we know the top of their board could be Keeley, or a kid who hasnt even publicly entered yet. Could they get burned if that is their approach? Absolutely, but reality is people are stating as fact things they have no actually knowledge about and throwing tantrums over it, and its stupid and pointless.
Nothing will ever be perfect but MF has earned my trust at this point.

So your hill is that ND's top DT target is an Edge guy or a guy ND is tampering with. And not the actual DTs they've already scheduled to get on campus?

I trust MF and co as well, but they will never publicly state "yea we whiffed on our top guys." Instead it'll be spin..."the guys we signed were our top targets from the beginning." Which is silly and everyone would know is smoke.

 

[JamIrish]

Per Wiltfong

Keeley is believed to be a ND lean. Miami and OSU showing interest as well.

Gilliam believed to be a Tennessee lean. ND increasing focus on Brewu. According to him we are still looking at the Utah DE Daley.

Just learned Grok can read through the paywalls. I am become insider.

Blair Angulo put a CB for Michigan for Daley this morning.

John Henry Daley, Utah Utes, Edge

John Henry Daley is an Athlete from American Fork, UT.

247sports.com

 

[NDPhilly]

FWIW Brewu is the #5 DL in the portal on 247 and Gilliam is #4. Both have 2 years of eligibility, and Brewu has a bunch of big names after him. He'd be a good pick up.

2026 College Football Transfer Portal

2026 College football Transfer Portal

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[notredomer23]

they think Mukam comes back

 

[Dale]

Per Wiltfong

Keeley is believed to be a ND lean. Miami and OSU showing interest as well.

Gilliam believed to be a Tennessee lean. ND increasing focus on Brewu. According to him we are still looking at the Utah DE Daley.

Just learned Grok can read through the paywalls. I am become insider.

its why on3 is turning off comments on some of their stuff to avoid this

You can also just click on the Grok icon in the top right, it doesn’t have to summarize it in the comments. Pretty hilarious

 

[RudyVerse]

FWIW Brewu is the #5 DL in the portal on 247 and Gilliam is #4. Both have 2 years of eligibility, and Brewu has a bunch of big names after him. He'd be a good pick up.

2026 College Football Transfer Portal

2026 College football Transfer Portal

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Appreciate the intel. We need both, or at least 1 plus an unknown DT that's not been surfaced yet. Not an either or situation.

 

[dublinirish]

they think Mukam comes back

 

[lcaps20]

they think Mukam comes back

Mukam
Brewu
Onye waiver

How we feeling?