With spring football in the books for Notre Dame, the Fighting Irish coaching staff hit the recruiting trail this week to see some of its top targets.
It’s really not a surprise that Quinn, during his first day out on the road, visited the 6-6, 295-pounder right away. Carroll is a huge priority for the Fighting Irish coaching staff, so showing him some love early this week makes compete sense.
Carroll, who holds offers from Notre Dame, Penn State, Ohio State, Alabama, Florida State, Wisconsin and many others, made his way to South Bend this past weekend for the annual Blue-Gold spring game. According to multiple sources, the trip went extremely well. I'm told that Carroll enjoyed getting around All-American offensive guard Quenton Nelson, who is expected to go in the Top 10 of Thursday night's NFL Draft. That time made quite the impression on him according to a source. He also had the chance to hangout with and talk to former Notre Dame and current Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph this weekend.
Regarding his recruitment, Carroll has narrowed his recruitment down to six finalists including Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin and Minneosta. The Fighting Irish are the heavy favorite according to the 247Sports Crystal Ball.
Carroll has been all over the country over the past few years. He has been to Notre Dame, Iowa State, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio State, Michigan, Miami, Georgia, Clemson, Virginia Tech, USC, UCLA, Stanford and Penn State. It seems as though he is just about ready to make his commitment. As it stands now, Carroll is expected to announce a decision within the next few weeks and my pick, which has been on the Irish since June 28, 2017, remains firmly on Notre Dame.
In addition to my pick, there are other notable picks on the 247Sports Crystal Ball for Notre Dame from 247Sports National Director of Recruiting Steve Wiltfong, Irish Illustrated analyst Kevin Sinclair, Ohio State insider Alex Gleitmn, Penn State recruiting analyst Sean Fitz, Virginia Tech insider Matej Sis, and Minnesota analyst Kyle Goblirsch.
Per the 247Sports Composite Rankings, Carroll is the No. 87 overall player in the country, No. 12 offensive tackle nationally and No. 1 prospect in Minnesota from the class of 2019.