WATCH: Notre Dame National Signing Day Show
BlueandGold.com’s Tim Hyde and Mike Singer along with former Notre Dame captain and linebacker Mike Goolsby discuss and react to the news and notes regarding the Fighting Irish’s 2023 recruiting class on National Signing Day.
Also, former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn stops by to discuss quarterback signee Kenny Minchey and the status of NIL in recruiting.
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RELATED: All-American QB Kenny Minchey signs with Notre Dame football
Notre Dame’s flip of Kenny Minchey is now completed. The four-star quarterback signed his letter of intent with the Fighting Irish this morning.
A couple months ago, Notre Dame’s quarterback recruiting in the 2023 class had the potential to be a disaster. Not only did the Irish miss out on their top targets, they passed on others earlier in the cycle who they would’ve loved to have committed later on.
For example, we believe the Irish could’ve had an early pledge from Maize (Kan.) High’s Avery Johnson, but the staff zeroed in on Detroit Martin Luther King’s Dante Moore. After Notre Dame couldn’t land Moore, Tommy Rees and Co. got back in touch with Johnson, who was firm with Kansas State at that time.
It certainly worked out in the end for Notre Dame, though.
Rees offered Minchey, an Elite 11 finalist and All-American Bowl commit, at the end of July, but with August being a dead period and the start of Minchey’s senior season around the corner, the Irish’s chances were bleak. Minchey essentially told Notre Dame, “Thanks but no thanks.”
The Irish staff continued to keep in touch with Minchey, who was committed to Pittsburgh, throughout the fall as they also looked at other signal-caller options as well. NX was wise to stay in contact with Minchey, as he talked with his parents about the Irish as a potential flip option. It came together quickly, as Minchey scheduled an official visit with Notre Dame in short order, decommitted from the Panthers and announced his pledge coming off the trip.
