Interesting recruiting story
It seems he committed to Freeman on his official visit but wanted to honor his promise to take a visit to Oregon, which Freeman said was ok. When he visited Oregon, it seems the positive media reports of his visit by the Oregon beats angered his relatives. In the meantime, there was a lot of back and forth with the recruting mavens and no one seemed confident what he was going to do. Until this week when mostly everyone said he was going to ND. So it is a story of a kid who long had an ND lean, had some infatuation with another school, but ultimately stuck with what was most comfortable for him.
I think it speaks well to the high EQ of the Freeman recruitment process—being patient, sticking with the plan, etc.
It seems this kid is the very rare 3 down NT.
Complete thread:
- DT Parks to ND -
HumanRobot,
2026-07-23, 14:31
- 5 out of 6 ain’t bad -
NDinVA,
2026-07-24, 17:49
- Oh and by the way - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-07-24, 18:50
- I'm not a big recruiting reel guy -
Jay,
2026-07-24, 09:51
- Brother Rice won class 7A last year -
Domer99,
2026-07-24, 11:14
- I can't figure out how Brother Rice and Carmel (Mundelein) -
BillyGoat,
2026-07-24, 11:32
- I don't know this -
Domer99,
2026-07-24, 15:11
- I think history explains this - Mark, 2026-07-24, 15:28
- I don't know this -
Domer99,
2026-07-24, 15:11
- I can't figure out how Brother Rice and Carmel (Mundelein) -
BillyGoat,
2026-07-24, 11:32
- Getting out over my skis a bit here. - San Pedro, 2026-07-24, 10:39
- Brother Rice won class 7A last year -
Domer99,
2026-07-24, 11:14
- I don't think I'd trade ND's roster or the likely roster -
omahadomer,
2026-07-23, 19:55
- It’s hard to really know about other teams but agree broadly -
Dallasdomer,
2026-07-24, 04:56
- WR is a glaring question mark -
Mike (bart),
2026-07-24, 07:55
- Agreed.
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San Pedro,
2026-07-24, 08:49
- Yep. The WR group needs CJ to take his next steps so he -
BillyGoat,
2026-07-24, 08:17
- Camp will be pretty telling -
Mike (bart),
2026-07-24, 08:37
- Definitely. Though it sounds like incredibly limited media -
BillyGoat,
2026-07-24, 08:52
- Denbrock ran 12 personnel less than 10% at LSU. -
KGB,
2026-07-24, 10:36
- Faison will be a slightly lesser version of Makai Lemon
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BPH,
2026-07-24, 11:34
- good comp for his upside
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KGB,
2026-07-24, 12:05
- good comp for his upside
- Faison will be a slightly lesser version of Makai Lemon
- running mostly 12 with Carr would be a big bummer -
Jay,
2026-07-24, 08:54
- It's pretty much the entirety of the Bear case -
Mike (bart),
2026-07-24, 09:19
- sure on critical downs -
Jay,
2026-07-24, 09:40
- How would that match up with NDs schedule? - Mark, 2026-07-24, 13:50
- I definitely don't want to see that - Mike (bart), 2026-07-24, 11:22
- It would be a return to the dark days. -
San Pedro,
2026-07-24, 09:42
- dug up some passing depth numbers for Carr -
Jay,
2026-07-24, 11:13
- I expect the number to increase. - San Pedro, 2026-07-24, 12:46
- dug up some passing depth numbers for Carr -
Jay,
2026-07-24, 11:13
- I suppose. Though I like Richie's potential at the boundary, - BillyGoat, 2026-07-24, 09:22
- sure on critical downs -
Jay,
2026-07-24, 09:40
- It's pretty much the entirety of the Bear case -
Mike (bart),
2026-07-24, 09:19
- Denbrock ran 12 personnel less than 10% at LSU. -
KGB,
2026-07-24, 10:36
- Definitely. Though it sounds like incredibly limited media -
BillyGoat,
2026-07-24, 08:52
- Camp will be pretty telling -
Mike (bart),
2026-07-24, 08:37
- I am eager to put this nonsense to bed this fall -
KGB,
2026-07-24, 08:00
- It's at least a little bit disconcerting -
Mike (bart),
2026-07-24, 08:34
- Faison and a healthy Gilbert have the ability to rewrite - BillyGoat, 2026-07-24, 08:56
- Carr’s ability to feather balls will be a huge benefit here
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Joe I,
2026-07-24, 08:22
- It's at least a little bit disconcerting -
Mike (bart),
2026-07-24, 08:34
- Agreed.
- WR is a glaring question mark -
Mike (bart),
2026-07-24, 07:55
- It’s hard to really know about other teams but agree broadly -
Dallasdomer,
2026-07-24, 04:56
- Based on star rankings - BPH, 2026-07-23, 17:44
- Yawn. Just another 4-star player to ND. -
Joe I,
2026-07-23, 14:38
- Did not realize that he is Zorich’s godson.
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Jason93,
2026-07-23, 15:37
- And Tony Jones Jr's cousin*
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MEH,
2026-07-24, 05:00
- Interesting recruiting story -
Dallasdomer,
2026-07-23, 16:44
- It was surprising about how the story came out - Domer99, 2026-07-23, 19:25
- that story doesn't make a ton of sense
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KGB,
2026-07-23, 17:35
- I can see a way it does -
Mark,
2026-07-24, 07:23
- My question is more about the delay - KGB, 2026-07-24, 07:58
- I kinda think many of them don’t.
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Dallasdomer,
2026-07-23, 17:47
- I can see a way it does -
Mark,
2026-07-24, 07:23
- And Tony Jones Jr's cousin*
- Did not realize that he is Zorich’s godson.
- 5 out of 6 ain’t bad -
NDinVA,
2026-07-24, 17:49