Notre Dame Set For One of the Biggest Recruiting Weekends in Recent History

Bruce Straughan
Oct 17
3 min read

Notre Dame is preparing to have one of the biggest recruiting weekends of Marcus Freeman's career thus far. The "who's who" of top-tier talent from across the country will be in attendance on Saturday when the Irish take on the USC Trojans. This weekend may prove to be huge for the future of the program. The Notre Dame staff will be sure to roll out the red carpet in an attempt to impress as many elite prospects as they can.

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One of the biggest names in attendance this weekend is C/O 2027 5-star Elite RB Kemon Spell (recently decommitted from PSU). Spell is a 5'10", 205lbs RB out of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, and is ranked by 247Sports as the #1 RB in the country for the class of 2027. Notre Dame will do all it can to try and convince the talented running back that South Bend is where he should call home for his collegiate career, and a win against USC (a historic rival) would certainly work in Notre Dame's favor.

But Kemon Spell will not be the only 5-star elite talent visiting Notre Dame this weekend. As of right now, at least seven more who aren't committed to the Irish are scheduled to be in attendance this Saturday.

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Those are as follows:

C/O 2028 DL Asher Ghioto (16 Natl. 3 Pos.)
C/O 2028 DL Marcus Fakatou (3 Natl. 1 Pos.)
C/O 2028 RB Zaiden Jernigan (27 Natl. 1 Pos.)
C/O 2027 WR Jamier Brown (5 Natl. 1 Pos.)
C/O 2027 Edge David Jacobs Jr. (10 Natl. 2 Pos.)
C/O 2027 WR Monshun Sales (12 Natl. 3 Pos.)
C/O 2027 Edge Chris Whithead (24 Natl. 4 Pos.)

Notre Dame will also be welcoming back a multitude of Irish commits, and they are as follows:

C/O 2026 CB Khary Adams
C/O 2026 Edge Ebenezer Ewetade
C/O 2026 WR Kaydon Finley
C/O 2026 WR Bubba Frazier
C/O 2026 TE Preston Fryzel
C/O 2026 OL Sullivan Garvin
C/O 2026 QB Noah Grubbs
C/O 2026 OT Grayson McKeogh
C/O 2026 OL Tyler Merrill
C/O 2026 OL Ben Nichols
C/O 2026 ATH Joey O'Brien
C/O 2026 RB Javian Osborne
C/O 2026 S Ayden Pouncey
C/O 2026 S Nick Reddish
C/O 2026 WR Brayden Robinson
C/O 2026 CB Chaston Smith
C/O 2026 OT Charlie Thom
C/O 2026 RB Jonaz Walton
C/O 2027 DL Richie Flanagan
C/O 2027 QB Teddy Jarrard
C/O 2027 LS Sean Kraft

As you can see, there will be a star-studded cast visiting campus this weekend for the USC game, and all eyes will be on the Irish as they take on the Trojans in what could be the last game between the long-time rivals, which would make a win that much more important for Notre Dame. Marcus Freeman and the staff have a very unique opportunity here, not only to continue their playoff hopes, but also to impress some of the best talent from coast to coast with a victory against a Top 25 team in primetime at Notre Dame Stadium. Stay tuned, Irish Fans, as this weekend is huge for the future of this program.

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