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In a weekly YouTube live show that airs each Wednesday, BlueandGold.com’s Tim Hyde and Mike Singer discuss and react to the latest news and notes in the world of Notre Dame football and recruiting. Ashton Pollard is on vacation this week and will be back on the show next Wednesday.
It was a recruiting heavy show, as the guys discussed Notre Dame’s big string of commitments, plus verbals that could be coming around the corner. They debated which offensive line class from 2021-23 has been the best for the Fighting Irish. Hyde also gives his thoughts on Notre Dame and the recent conference realignment talk.
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Notre Dame has the nation’s No. 1 class
Notre Dame went on a run of five new commitments over a six-day span from June 29 to July 4, and four of those prospects are in the 2023 class.
On the morning of June 30 before Rock Island (Ill.) Alleman’s Charles Jagusah, the No. 41 overall recruit and No. 4 offensive tackle per the 2023 On3 Consensus, made his commitment to Notre Dame, the Irish had the No. 3 class nationally per the 2023 On3 Consensus Football Team Recruiting Rankings, very slightly trailing Texas. Ohio State, which had just completed its own impressive run of commitments, held the No. 1 spot.
Houston The Kinkaid School’s Micah Bell, the No. 118 prospect and No. 11 cornerback in America, made his commitment Friday. Folsom (Calif.) High’s Rico Flores Jr., who is listed as No. 171 player and No. 28 wide receiver nationally, picked the Irish on Sunday. And on Independence Day, Notre Dame added a pledge from St. Louis De Smet’s Christian Gray, the nation’s No. 78 recruit and No. 7 cornerback.
Before these four commitments, Notre Dame’s class score was 92.487. After the new commitments, it’s at 92.922 — good for the No. 1 overall spot in the country. Ohio State is just behind the Irish at 92.681, and Texas sits at 91.977.
Notre Dame is up to 19 commitments in its 2023 class with one five-star prospect (EDGE Keon Keeley) and 15 four-star prospects. Six of the Irish’s commitments rank inside the top-100 of the On3 Consensus rankings.
