Eve Long, the No. 5 recruit and the top forward in the 2027 SC Next Super 60, on Wednesday committed to Notre Dame, giving coach Niele Ivey her first pledge in the class. Long chose the Fighting Irish over UCLA, Duke, UConn and Kansas after taking official visits to each campus. She is the third 2027 five-star to come off the board after No. 3 Caroline Bradley (LSU) and No. 13 Ogechi Okeke (Baylor) committed in April. "Notre Dame felt like home from the moment I stepped on campus," Long told ESPN. "The campus life, strong academics, faith-centered environment and genuine connections with the team made it clear this was where I'm meant to be." We have a bunch of freshmen next year and one 1st year who couldn't play in 2025-2026 due to recovering frm injruy. So we'll be very young to say the least but if these young players can develop and more importantly not hit the portal!! Future is bright.
After taking a 3-0 lead the Irish gave up 11 straight goals in the second quarter. My sister has had better periods than that. Mauled by the Tigers.
After accumulating 52 scholarship offers, Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic class of 2027 EDGE Jackson Vaughn has made his choice. The four-star prospect announced his commitment to Notre Dame on May 26, picking Marcus Freeman’s program over Auburn, LSU, Miami and South Carolina. Nice!
Recruiting is going well. In other news Steve Sarkesian is unwilling to comit that Texas will honor its home/home series with ND . He feels that playing and losing a close game on the road vs Ohio State cost the Lo ghorns the CFP.
If you don't make a 24 team playoff you aren't a big time program. You wonder what the impression players get when their coaches like Riley and Sark display a lack of courage in scheduling. It shows lack of confidence in their team and taking the easy way out. True leaders of men.