@Greg Smith reported tonight that 2027 QB Trae Taylor has moved up his commitment date to May 1. That all but guarantees it won't be to Notre Dame, because I don't believe the Irish plan to have offered 2027 quarterbacks by then.

Greg mentioned Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, LSU, Michigan, Nebraska and Texas A&M as the contenders.

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ESPN's Shams Charania is reporting that Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles will forgo the WNBA Draft and enter the transfer portal.

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That was the worse refereed game I have seen in along time. There are 2 many games like this. These refs have 2 be held accountable 4 there actions, they GET PAID, they don’t work 4 free. They need to be fined and suspended for 3+ games. Go Irish

Another big weekend of Notre Dame football recruiting is about to get rolling. Inside ND Sports has a rundown of who’s expected on campus Friday.

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Notre Dame picked up its first verbal commitment of the spring when four-star edge defender Ebenezer Ewetade joined the Irish class on Saturday. But that wasn’t the only positive from last week’s visitors.

Here’s the latest intel I’m hearing on some of the top recruits Notre Dame hosted last week (March 31-April 6).

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Some of Notre Dame’s visitors who arrived on Friday will be sticking around on Saturday as well. But the Irish will greet a number of new visitors as a busy weekend continues.

Inside ND Sports has a rundown of who’s expected on campus Saturday.

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I need to do some double-checking on some of the visitors we previously had on our running visitors list for this week, but I've learned of some more visitors to add to this list for this week.

Keep an eye out for for more information on these additions in the visitors rundowns throughout the week.

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Wow. The ACC's second-place team, Louisville, is an eighth seed. North Carolina gets into the play-in round battling for an 11th seed.

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I’ve seen enough to claim it now: the kid is special. He moves exceptionally well. He is going to be huge for us.

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Rivals released its April update to the 2026 Rivals250 today.

The most notable change was safety target Joey O'Brien rising to No. 130 overall.

Some other Notre Dame targets who were big risers: DE Khary Wilder, CB Caden Harris, OT Grayson McKeogh and CB Khary Adams.

Notre Dame's five commits in the Rivals250 took slight hits in their rankings.

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Grayson McKeogh is one of 21 new members of the 2026 Rivals250 that was updated Monday for April.

The four-star offensive tackle plans to visit Penn State on Thursday, he told Inside ND Sports. Then he's scheduled to spend a few days on Notre Dame's campus next week, Wednesday-Friday (April 16-18).

McKeogh is teammates with Notre Dame safety target Joey O'Brien, a four-star recruit in the 2026 class, at Wyndmoor (Pa.) La Salle College High. The Irish recently offered McKeogh in March.

Rivals ranks the 6-foot-8, 265-pound McKeogh as the No. 25 offensive tackle and No. 210 overall in the 2026 class.

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From @samspiegelman's time at OT7 in Dallas:

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Tae Davis is Oklahoma bound. The Sooners went 20-14 last season and lost to UConn in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

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Irish host unranked Virginia Saturday after the Blue-Gold Game (5 ET).