From Irish Sports Daily:
On Wednesday, linebacker Noor Davis (Orlando, Fla./The Villages) and his father left Florida to begin a recruiting road trip that would take them through the Midwest and out to the East Coast. The first stop on the trip would be to South Bend to check out Notre Dame, and the experience was definitely worth the drive.
“The day went great,” said Davis. “It was a jammed packed day, and the coaches took a lot of time out of their schedules to spend time with me. I was there for about eight hours, and I got to tour the whole campus along with the entire football facilities. It was a great experience.”
When the junior linebacker arrived Thursday morning, not even the weather could spoil the day.
“It was snowing when I got there, but it was great to see snow for the first time in three years,” he said. “I’m used to the cold weather because I did grow up in Washington D.C., so it’s nothing I’m not used to.
“The campus was extraordinary. Everything they have there in terms of churches and murals are just wonderful.”
It didn’t take long being on site for Davis to realize what the Irish thought of him as a person and a player.
“I got a chance to speak to coach Hinton for quite a while, “said Davis. “He took us around on the tour and then we got to meet the defensive coordinator (Bob Diaco), almost all the coaches and a bunch of the players.
“The players spoke very highly of Notre Dame, and they said they would really enjoy it if I came here.”
After meeting with the players there was someone else who wanted to meet the junior, head coach Brian Kelly. During their meeting, Kelly offered Davis a scholarship.
“It was great to have Coach Kelly offer me,” said the linebacker. “He took a half an hour or more out of his schedule to talk to me, and I really appreciated that. He expressed his interest and extended an offer.
“They told me depending on the personnel there at the time, I could play either the Dog or Cat position at linebacker.”
After receiving his newest offer Davis placed a call home to inform his mother, since she was not on the trip with them.
“My mom was so happy when I called and told her about the offer,” said the junior. “She just said, ‘You guys have a great time and good luck.’ She was very excited about the offer.”
His father did make the trip, and he was able to see what Notre Dame was about.
“My dad loved it,” said the Florida standout. “He has been there before, but he had never seen how nice it is there truly. He was amazed, shocked and very impressed.”
The Irish also left their impression on the Florida standout.
“They’re definitely going to be high on my list,” said Davis. “I mean a team that takes eight hours of their day to spend time with me and only me, is very important and something I’ll always remember.
“They are such a great school, with great tradition and will be a school I’ll be considering strongly.”
Don’t expect a commitment anytime soon as he plans to take his time with recruiting.
“I will wait to make my decision on signing day or at least after I take my five official visits,” claimed Davis. “I really want to make the best decision for me. I want to visually see these universities first hand, because they are all great schools and I can’t wait to visit all of them.”
Do the Irish have a chance to be one of those officials?
“I already confirmed that with all the coaches, including Brian Kelly,” claimed the standout linebacker. “I guaranteed them I would be back again for at least one of my official visits. One will be to Notre Dame guaranteed.”
The Davis’s will get back on the road again tomorrow with another long day ahead of them.
“We’ll be going to Purdue and Ohio State tomorrow and then we’ll keep working our way East.”
All the while the offers keep rolling in….as I write you can count Stanford as offer number 17.
Last Updated on Friday, 11 March 2011 12:24
