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dang227

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Baker's school is 5 miles from where I work. I could drop off a bag of $1 bills and some beef jerky to entice him to switch to ND.
 

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Did anyone on the beat throw out some names to watch yet?
Ty Hawkins
Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele
Kamario Taylor
Bryce Baker
Matt Zollers
these are the ones we are probably looking at. Hawkins is an interesting big time school but smaller. JKS is already being contacted by Oregon but we have supposedly been quietly reaching out to several QBs since July.
 

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The board right now would be the following?

QB ???
WR Cooper
WR Mizell
DE Griffin
LB Faraimo
LB NOB
 

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The board right now would be the following?

QB ???
WR Cooper
WR Mizell
DE Griffin
LB Faraimo
LB NOB

TE T'Andre Waverly was being vetted by admissions about two weeks ago, and an offer was supposed to come a short time afterwards. But nothing transpired. So I guess he's not an option at this time.

TE Andrew Olesh (UM commit) has had some contact with ND, and a recent On3 article from the Bama site, has him quoted as "...still visiting ND"

DL Jalen Wiggins may still be coming to the FSU game.
 

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The Gold Standard: Latest intel on Notre Dame 2025 football recruiting

QB - ND spent BYE week looking at options, but will not be reported on exactly who. ND likes to move in silence when it comes to flips.

RB- Doesn't expect ND to pursue a second back, but that could change.

WR - Jalen Cooper is coming on an OV this weekend, and the staff are really pushing for a flip here.

Isaiah Mizell remains a key target, but Mizell is not in a rush to make a decision, which ND doesn't seem to mind.

Derek Meadows - remains in contact with the staff and there are discussions to return to ND for visit this fall.

TE - not much certainty on what the staff will do right now. ND is talking with Andrew Olesh (UM commit) who has expressed interest in interviews about a visit, but Singer doesn't believe he's a serious target.

T'Andre Waverly did not get an offer, but still very much a possibility. It's always possible that ND may skip a second TE and go after a portal addition this Winter

DL - ND dropping out of recruitment for Tim Griffin. They were working on hosting him for the Stanford game, but the visit is off.

Jalen Wiggins still says he is very solid to Florida, but is likely he comes for FSU game.

LB - ND believes they lead for Faraimo. NOB still visiting for FSU game, ND still a top contender.

DB- Singer was somewhat hinting (over the last month or so) at ND potentially getting back in contact with Ivan Taylor again if he was going to be taking visits. Currently, doesn't see it happening. ND loves their DB class, and especially from what they've seen from Brandon Logan.

*** Believes that NDs class will go as high as 25-26 players (4+ more commits) and then add a handful in the transfer portal.
 

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Why would we not take a second RB in this class? I'm sure they like the '24s but we're not overly deep and it's a position with a high likelihood of injury or transfer.
 

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Why would we not take a second RB in this class? I'm sure they like the '24s but we're not overly deep and it's a position with a high likelihood of injury or transfer.
top 2 rbs return, Payne, and the freshmen...let's take one and go BIG in 2026
 

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Why would we not take a second RB in this class? I'm sure they like the '24s but we're not overly deep and it's a position with a high likelihood of injury or transfer.

This is what Singer is saying. II guys have mentioned a name or two that the staff is looking at.
 

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top 2 rbs return, Payne, and the freshmen...let's take one and go BIG in 2026

Price is looking at back-up snaps as a senior. He's a good back, but he's not going to take away the bulk of the carries from Love. A transfer seems likely. Payne has had a lot of injuries, dating back to high school. I can see the arguement for pursuing a second back in '25.
 

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top 2 rbs return, Payne, and the freshmen...let's take one and go BIG in 2026
You're not taking an RB to play in 2025, you're taking one for 2026 and '27, after Love and Payne are gone and maybe one of the others too.
 

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Not taking a 2nd RB is a huge mistake especially when after this year I can see Price transfering, and I can see Love going to the NFL next year. That leaves us with 3 RB's

Love goes to the NFL next year, but the '26 RB class will be on campus by then. Again, the transfer portal always has a lot of RBs that can be your second or third RB.
 

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You're not taking an RB to play in 2025, you're taking one for 2026 and '27, after Love and Payne are gone and maybe one of the others too.
I am not saying I agree with it. But I see the logic. I think regardless you have 3 capable in Love, Young, and Williams. Hopefully Price doesn't transfer. Then you got Thurman as 4. Take a transfer vet if you need to.
 

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I'd like to see it happen, but I'll be surprised if they land both Faraimo and NOB. I'm surprised that JonAnthony Hall doesn't appear to be an option at WR as a flip candidate.
 

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So who will be the former WR target who is resurfacing for a visit this weekend?

???
RVB
Talyn Taylor
JonAnthony Hall
Donovan Olugbode
Dylan Robinson
Cooper Perry
Someone else
???
 

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So who will be the former WR target who is resurfacing for a visit this weekend?

???
RVB
Talyn Taylor
JonAnthony Hall
Donovan Olugbode
Dylan Robinson
Cooper Perry
Someone else
???
In addition to Cooper?
 

BobbyMac

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I know THIS site's wish list starts and ends with RVB because... well, you know.

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