Newsstand: Notre Dame has flipped six recruits in the 2023 class

notre dame marcus freeman — Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)

Notre Dame completed another flip of a recruit Thursday. Frisco (Texas) Reedy three-star wide receiver Kaleb Smith announced a commitment to the Irish about a month after he backed off his Texas Tech pledge.

He’s the sixth member of Notre Dame’s 2023 class that was previously committed elsewhere and the third to join since Nov. 22.

Smith, three-star offensive lineman Chris Terek (Wisconsin), four-star quarterback Kenny Minchey (Pittsburgh), four-star running back Dylan Edwards (Kansas State), three-star defensive end Armel Mukam (Stanford) and four-star defensive tackle Boubacar Traore (Boston College) are the players in the class who were once committed to another team.

The Irish could add another before Dec. 21 signing day. Bogart (Ga.) North Oconee three-star athlete Khalil Barnes, a former Wake Forest commitment, took an official visit Nov. 5.

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On the other side, four recruits have left Notre Dame’s 2023 class: four-star running back Sedrick Irvin Jr., four-star offensive tackle Elijah Paige, five-star defensive end Keon Keeley and four-star cornerback Justyn Rhett. Irvin later committed to Stanford. Paige and Rhett picked USC and Georgia shortly after their respective decommitments. Keeley remains uncommitted.

Notre Dame Tweets of the Day

Marist Liufau: Comeback Player of the Year semifinalist.

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫@marist_09 is a semifinalist for the @ComebackPlayrFB award#GoIrish x #CFBComebackPOY pic.twitter.com/wir1V6VDDE
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) December 1, 2022

The student section was out in force Wednesday.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 | Student, you gave us the largest fall student crowd since the 2015-2016 season — 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘅𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗻!

There's still time to claim your tickets for Saturday's ACC opener vs. Syracuse at noon → https://t.co/MI52WVcbZB

(Come early for 🍩 on Coach!) https://t.co/WXPYlaJsQh
— Notre Dame Men's Basketball (@NDmbb) December 1, 2022

Notre Dame women’s basketball lost a heartbreaker.

DIAMOND MILLER WITH THE BUZZER BEATER 🚨

No. 20 Maryland takes down No. 7 Notre Dame in a late thriller 😱 @TerpsWBB pic.twitter.com/nxkrN7NDsL
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 2, 2022

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Quote of the Day

“Smith has a pretty well-rounded skill set at receiver. He had a very good senior year and looks to be a ‘stock-up’ prospect. It’s not surprising in seeing how he’s played this fall that Notre Dame has come after him at this late stage of the cycle.”

— On3 director of scouting Charles Power on Kaleb Smith