How social media reacted to 2025 OT Matty Augustine's Notre Dame football commitment
Notre Dame football extended its lead in the 2025 recruiting cycle to 17 commitments on Tuesday. Greenwich (Conn.) Brunswick School offensive tackle Matty Augustine gave the Fighting Irish their latest pledge. Now, ND has five more commitments than the next closest school (Penn State).
The 6-foot-7, 265-pound Augustine chose the Irish over the Nittany Lions, Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin. During his recruitment, the three-star prospect reported 22 other “Core Four” (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC) offers, including Alabama, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Stanford, Tennessee and Texas A&M.
According to the On3 Industry Ranking On3 Industry Ranking — a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services — Augustine is the No. 353 overall player, No. 25 offensive tackle and No. 3 prospect in Connecticut. He has an 89 rating.
In On3’s own rankings, Augustine is the No. 29 offensive tackle and still the No. 3 recruit in Connecticut. He also has an 89 rating. On3 plans to update their 2025 class player rankings later this winter.
Social media showed plenty of excitement after Augustine announced his pledge to the Irish. Here is how users reacted.
Social media reacts to Matty Augustine’s Notre Dame football commitment
Deuce Knight is a 2025 quarterback from Lucedale (Miss.) George County. The 6-4½, 200-pound Knight pledged to the Irish over several SEC powers on Sept. 18. The four-star southpaw is the No. 40 overall player and No. 5 quarterback in the class, per the On3 Industry Ranking.
Waukesha (Wis.) Catholic Memorial offensive tackle Owen Strebig is one of three offensive tackles committed to Notre Dame in the 2025 cycle. The four-star junior is the On3 Industry Ranking’s No. 125 overall player, No. 12 offensive tackle and No. 1 prospect in Wisconsin in the class.
Wallingford (Conn.) Choate Rosemary Hall junior Will Black is the other offensive tackle pledged to the Irish in 2025. The four-star recruit is the No. 318 overall player, No. 23 offensive tackle and No. 2 prospect in the class, per the On3 Industry Ranking.
Dre Brown is Notre Dame football’s director of high school scouting. He makes a similar post on X every time the Irish add a commitment.
Matt Jansen is Notre Dame football’s director of scouting.
David Fierro is a sports writer who covered Augustine’s live announcement.
Tom Lemming is a longtime college football recruiting analyst who now covers it for Prep Football Report. Last year, Lemming visited Augustine and his teammate at Brunswick School, 2025 safety Ethan Long, a Notre Dame commit.
New England Football Journal covers football in the New England area.
Dos Leprechauns and Notre Dame Recruiting are Fighting Irish fan accounts.
