‘27 UT QB Kamden Lopati (Illinois Verbal)

SoIll · 2026-04-08T15:50:10-0400

Loy said this is over.

BoredIrish · 2026-04-08T16:07:36-0400

SoIll said:
Loy said this is over.

Well... isnt that Wonderful.

NDFAN2008 · 2026-04-08T16:08:38-0400

Well who do we move on to?

NDPhilly · 2026-04-08T16:20:24-0400

Might be sour grapes but …. I think Lopati has potential to be a very productive college QB, but don’t see NFL arm talent.

BoredIrish · 2026-04-08T16:36:52-0400

NDFAN2008 said:
Well who do we move on to?

Champ Monds is visiting this weekend I believe

Dale · 2026-04-08T16:41:04-0400

That blows.

Loy getting his tugs in on the Michigan board is entertaining at least

Dale · 2026-04-08T16:41:59-0400

NDPhilly said:
Might be sour grapes but …. I think Lopati has potential to be a very productive college QB, but don’t see NFL arm talent.

The sour grapes takes would be pointing out that he’s basically flipped twice in a less than a year, since he was a ND silent commit.

Also we just got outbid it seems like:

“This was as close to a done deal for ND as you'll find. They were extremely confident. Michigan got it done in the last 24 hours from what I'm told.”

Jiggafini19Deux · 2026-04-08T16:46:04-0400

RudyVerse said:
Bummer, I really like his size and athleticism. I wonder why we never went after this IL kid.

https://247sports.com/player/jake-nawrot-46154682/

Nawrot has only played one season of varsity. I'm wondering if that is why some are hesitant. His offer list seems decent enough but he wasn't playing varsity as a FR or SO and really only has a dozen or so games available of real live action.

I think this is the kid who threw like 50 TDS and only 2 picks or something crazy.

Funny he's from Arlington Heights, so is Israel Abrams who goes to Montini and is verballed to Miami, and 247 has Nawrot ranked ahead of Abrams.

Bantry19 · 2026-04-08T16:46:10-0400

Portnoy opened his bag.

rtrn2glory · 2026-04-08T16:49:54-0400

I haven't watched a ton of him but is he really worth opening the bag for?

Dale · 2026-04-08T16:51:16-0400

rtrn2glory said:
I haven't watched a ton of him but is he really worth opening the bag for?

He’s good. There would be a line though for sure.

NDPhilly · 2026-04-08T17:22:24-0400

He's not the kid you open a bag for. Considering they settled for Tommy Carr in 2026, they have a bigger need than us at the position in 2027.

IrishInOntario · 2026-04-08T20:15:14-0400

Quality player. Would have liked to have him. Nowhere near irreplaceable considering some other options on the board. Good get for Michigan!

allenm5333 · 2026-04-08T20:22:58-0400

IrishInOntario said:
Quality player. Would have liked to have him. Nowhere near irreplaceable considering some other options on the board. Good get for Michigan!

I think he fits the Michigan offense better. Current OC loved running the QB at Utah.

Honestly real curious what he does with Underwood

MacIrish75 · 2026-04-08T20:24:01-0400

IrishInOntario said:
Quality player. Would have liked to have him. Nowhere near irreplaceable considering some other options on the board. Good get for Michigan!

You Canadians are frustratingly nice…(except Toronto…jk…sort of).

IrishInOntario · 2026-04-08T20:35:12-0400

MacIrish75 said:
You Canadians are frustratingly nice…(except Toronto…jk…sort of).

I can be an enormous prick when I want to be. Lopati is simply not a recruit that I'm losing sleep over lol. Good player though and the type of QB Whittingham likes and has done well with in previous years. Not sure how he fits at Michigan per sey, but he almost certainly fits that staff's scheme.

Maybe Lopati proves to be excellent in time, but I don't think Monds, Nawrot or a the possibility of a reclassification is any sizeable downgrade... Especially in the world of the transfer portal, where QBs bounce around rosters and leave so frequently. I'm not worried about ND being able to recruit a quality talent either out of high school or from the transfer portal. That's a position where you can flat out buy a guy if you need one.

TorontoGold · 2026-04-08T22:33:03-0400

MacIrish75 said:
You Canadians are frustratingly nice…(except Toronto…jk…sort of).

Dale · 2026-04-09T12:47:02-0400

You think Bret had this in his drafts for the ND flip already and now just is targeted at scUM?

Irish du Nord · 2026-04-09T13:50:20-0400

Dale said:
You think Bret had this in his drafts for the ND flip already and now just is targeted at scUM?

I would guess he has more animus towards them than us

Rocketman84 · 2026-04-09T13:57:53-0400

QB recruiting since Carr has left a lot to be desired. Especially since you might need to have a guy ready next season.

allenm5333 · 2026-04-09T13:59:01-0400

Rocketman84 said:
QB recruiting since Carr has left a lot to be desired. Especially since you might need to have a guy ready next season.

If Carr does what we think and leaves early, we will have any transfer qb lining up to start for us

Dale · 2026-04-09T14:00:56-0400

Rocketman84 said:
QB recruiting since Carr has left a lot to be desired. Especially since you might need to have a guy ready next season.

Jarrard was our top target, landed over Georgia (and OSU) out of Georgia’s backyard

arrowryan · 2026-04-09T14:03:53-0400

allenm5333 said:
If Carr does what we think and leaves early, we will have any transfer qb lining up to start for us

I think they roll with Jarrard, post Carr. If there was any doubt with Jarrard, it makes zero sense to enroll him a year early.

NDPhilly · 2026-04-09T14:04:38-0400

Dale said:
Jarrard was our top target, laAnded over Georgia out of Georgia’s backyard

Amazing how the view of him has changed since they dropped him ranking after reclassifying. He was a big time get with Top 10 pick upside.

Grubbs was a the time as well. Look at his offer list. He was a fringe top 100 guy when he committed.

FightingIrishLover7 · 2026-04-09T14:07:48-0400

Rocketman84 said:
QB recruiting since Carr has left a lot to be desired. Especially since you might need to have a guy ready next season.

I'm old enough to remember guys like Brendon Clark and Drew Pyne

OrlaNDomer · 2026-04-09T14:08:46-0400

We just need to hit on 1 out of 4 guys since Carr. Noah Grubbs, Blake Hebert, Teddy Jarrard, or whoever we sign this year. Worst case scenario we go big game hunting in the transfer portal (probably do this anyway for best grad transfer available). Not that concerned.

Rocketman84 · 2026-04-09T14:09:56-0400

allenm5333 said:
If Carr does what we think and leaves early, we will have any transfer qb lining up to start for us

You would think so but would've made sense to offer guys like Adams, Taylor and Borque in the first place instead of being left scrambling thru the class.

ndinoxford · 2026-04-09T14:10:29-0400

Watch out for Peter Borque, could be next to offer

FightingIrishLover7 · 2026-04-09T14:32:44-0400

ndinoxford said:
Watch out for Peter Borque, could be next to offer

not could, will be ...just a matter of time

allenm5333 · 2026-04-09T14:40:47-0400

arrowryan said:
I think they roll with Jarrard, post Carr. If there was any doubt with Jarrard, it makes zero sense to enroll him a year early.

I like the idea of redshirt sophomore/Junior Jarrard much more than redshirt freshman/sophomore Jarrard

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