Notre Dame rising senior Maddy Westbeld is one of eight players selected to represent Team USA U24 on the international stage this summer. It's the second straight year the 6-foot-3 forward has represented Team USA in international 3-on-3 competition. Training starts this weekend in Miami. There will be qualifying events throughout the summer. The 2023 FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Final is Sept. 16-17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Westbeld joins Cameron Brink (Stanford), Lexi Donarski (North Carolina, formerly of Iowa State), Madison Scott (Ole Miss), Celeste Taylor (Ohio State, formerly of Duke), Alyssa Ustby (North Carolina), Hailey Van Lith (LSU, formerly of Louisville) and Kayla Wells (Texas A&M) on the U24 roster.



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Here's the latest from Davis Andrews following his Utah official visit from our Utah site, Ute Nation.


I'm not ready to move off my Notre Dame prediction yet, but I think Utah is certainly the biggest threat for the Irish.

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I've updated The Heat Index tonight to reflect the following ...

Upgraded TE Carter Nelson from Medium to Hot following his Notre Dame official visit.
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Downgraded DE Elijah Rushing from Medium to Mild following his Notre Dame official visit.
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Upgraded LB Bradley Shaw from Medium to Hot following his Notre Dame official visit.
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The following players remain at their previous heat levels, but I've added noteworthy items to their heat checks ...

LB Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa: Added link to USC official visit recap.
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CB Kaleb Beasley: Added note that he didn't make an official visit to Oklahoma last weekend.
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S Davis Andrews: Added link to Utah official visit recap.
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S Oliver Miles III: Added link to our ND official visit recap.
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Check each position mentioned above in The Heat Index thread for the full updates.

Thursday is the first of three evaluation camps Notre Dame football will host this month.

I'll be working to confirm with these recruits that they'll indeed make the trip, because summer plans tend to change quickly, but here are some intriguing names expected to be on campus among the hundreds signed up to participate.

TARGETS

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Hulak and Thurman have confirmed they will be there.

Happy birthday to the youngest member of our Inside ND Sports crew! @Charleston Bowles has been a great addition to our staff, and I'm really impressed with the way he's hit the ground running for us.

Please join me in wishing Charleston a happy birthday!

UPDATE: Deuce Knight is currently visiting Alabama rather than Notre Dame as he previously planned. Alabama offered Knight earlier this week.

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From May 31:

I exchanged some messages earlier today with arguably Notre Dame's most important 2025 quarterback target at the moment: Deuce Knight.

He told me that he plans to make an unofficial visit to Notre Dame on June 10 in addition to trips to Tennessee (June 2-3) and LSU (June 7).

Right now the Vols appears to be the biggest competition for the Irish in Knight's recruitment, so it's good for Notre Dame that he will make his way back to South Bend after another visit to Knoxville.

Knight has visited Tennessee three times previously. He visited Notre Dame on April 1 after receiving an offer from the Irish in March.

Here's the story I wrote on Knight following his first ND visit:


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Please, please, please have him as a regular guest. I listen to several ND podcasts about recruiting and he is without question the most knowledgeable pro I've heard.

More importantlly, Eric and Charleston let the guy talk and were not interrupting him as so many of your competitiors typically do. It alwalys seems that these other sites are trying to show off how much they know. Rude and unprofessional.

Plus kudo's to Charleston on his recent article about Marcus Burton and Logan Imes. Your coverage of ND hoops has been unparellled. No other site can match the content that this site has produced since the hiring of Shrews.

Please keep up the good work as the site has distinguished itself in my mind as the best.

Just got Alabama offer, ND offered back in February.

We have jersey numbers for Notre Dame's June enrollees - scholarship freshmen, preferred walk-ons and transfers.

Notre Dame's going to be operating with mostly a brand new roster in 2023-24. Yet Kentucky still has less experience with its team on its roster.

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Notre Dame 2025 four-star running back target Gideon Davidson tweeted Tuesday that he's down to three schools and will make his college commitment on June 14.

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Davidson is ranked as the No. 86 overall player and No. 8 running back in the 2024 recruiting class.

The 5-foot-11, 184-pound recruit from Lynchburg (Va.) Liberty Christian Academy reports 18 total offers and included the Irish in his top 10 in April along with Clemson, Colorado, Iowa State, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Oregon, Tennessee and USC.

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@Adam Gorney previews the Elite 11 Finals, which gets underway today and runs through Friday. Another opportunity for Notre Dame QB commit CJ Carr to impress.

@Charleston Bowles and I will go live Tuesday on YouTube at 8 p.m. EDT for the next edition of "Football Never Sleeps" while @Eric Hansen is on vacation.

We'll discuss Notre Dame's second official visit weekend of June, where the Irish stand with those 2024 targets, which 2025 targets have been on campus or plan to be on campus soon, Notre Dame replacing athletic director Jack Swarbrick in 2024 and answer questions from viewers.

We hope you join us live with questions or submit some ahead of time. Hit the bell to set a reminder to get notified when we go live.

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All seven of Notre Dame's 2024 commits who entered the week in the Rivals250 remained among the top 250 in the first update since February.

But RB Kedren Young was the only Irish commit to move up in the overall rankings, and it was only three spots.

Full rundown of Notre Dame's seven commits and eight remaining targets in the Rivals250:

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I just spoke with Notre Dame 2025 defensive end target CJ May. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound defender attends Highland Home (Ala.) High and got home early Tuesday morning after visiting the Irish for the first time Monday. He received his offer on ND’s annual Pot of Gold Day recruiting event in March.

“The campus at Notre Dame was unique and different from any other campus I’ve been on,” May told Inside ND Sports. “It was definitely a surreal experience.”

May said defensive line coach Al Washington and defensive assistant Nick Sebastian described their plans for him and made him feel like a priority.

May also met with head coach Marcus Freeman and pointed out Freeman’s ability to relate to being a Division I recruit as his biggest takeaway from their conversation.

His favorite part of the trip was meeting with Notre Dame’s academic team.

“They were very straightforward with me and didn’t sugarcoat anything concerning the academic excellence expected at Notre Dame,” May said.

May reports 12 offers including Notre Dame, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Miami (Fla.), Penn State and Tennessee.

He told me he’s planning to visit the Irish in September for their game against Ohio State.

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I spoke with Notre Dame 2024 safety target Oliver Miles III Tuesday morning. The 6-foot-2, 170-pound defender attends El Campo (Tex.) High and took his official visit to the Irish last weekend. He's one of the top remaining targets at safety.

On his trip:

"It was a great weekend," Miles told Inside ND Sports. " I had fun [and] being able to bring my parents was very enjoyable."

On safeties coach Chris O'Leary and head coach Marcus Freeman:

"O'Leary is a great coach. He bonds with his players very well and makes sure he coaches them up well. Coach Freeman speaks the truth. He's a great coach and great guy."

On Notre Dame's culture and his scheme fit:

"I liked how players made the time there fun and just took care of us. Being an athlete, I feel like I can be good in one spot but also be great in another."

After speaking with him, Miles definitely has real interest in Notre Dame but nothing is imminent. He told me Notre Dame is in his top five schools but he's in no rush to make a commitment until mid-July. He confirmed he will be taking his official visit to Texas Tech this weekend.

Full story coming later today.

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As we mentioned previously in The Heat Index, safety Paul Mencke Jr. didn't commit to the Irish on his visit, which in turn meant he missed out on his chance to join the class.

Mencke has now committed to Duke following his official visit there this past weekend.

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I caught up with Notre Dame safety commit Kennedy Urlacher about his official visit this past weekend.

On meeting his fellow commits for the first time: "I’m excited for the future with them, because it was a good time with all of them.”

Full Q&A:

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Notre Dame 2025 four-star tight end target Nate Roberts released his Top 12 Monday and included Notre Dame.

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The Irish join Auburn, Baylor, Clemson, Georgia, Michigan, Miami (Fla.), Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State and Wisconsin as his final schools.

The 6-foot-4, 225-pound tight end rated is ranked by Rivals as the No. 5 tight end in the 2025 recruiting class. Roberts hauled in 33 receptions, 705 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns for Washington (Okla.) High in 2022.

He visited Notre Dame in the spring and was very high on the Irish when he spoke with Inside ND Sports.

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Three-star athlete Teddy Rezac made his first trip to Notre Dame as an Irish commit for his official visit this past weekend. Here's a bit of our Q&A from this evening. I'll have a story up on Rezac in the morning.

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What was it was like to be on campus as a committed recruit?

“It was pretty special. I loved getting up there and getting to be around all the other recruits and commits. It was kind of a really cool experience to meet all of them.”

Was it a good reminder of why you picked ND?

“Oh yeah, no doubt. It emphasized the fact to me that the people there are some of the best in the country.”

What did you learn the second time around about Notre Dame?

“Talking to the players was cool and to get their input on classes — what classes they thought I should take and not take. I also learned a lot more about the NIL situation and how that works at Notre Dame.”

What did you learn about NIL?

“I learned how they’ll do events out in the community and get paid for doing that. Then you can get separate sponsorship deals and all that.”

Did you get a chance to speak with LB target Bradley Shaw?

Bradley Shaw?

“Yeah, I talked to him a little bit. He was a cool dude. We didn’t conversate a whole lot but I did talk to him. I said ‘What’s up?’ to him every time I saw him.”

What was it like to come all the way to Notre Dame and hang out with TE target Carter Nelson, another recruit from Nebraska?

“It was pretty sick. I didn’t know he was going to be there. When we first got there, me and Sean [Sevillano] were playing Madden. Then I saw Carter walk in. I was like, ‘Shoot. I thought it was defensive-only weekend.’ Then Chad Bowden came up to me and told me Carter’s a big priority for them. They really want to get him. So he wanted me to talk to him and see what he’s like. We ended up clicking pretty well. It was cool to meet him.”

What was it like to embrace the role of recruiter during the visit?

“It’s kind of cool to do our own recruiting. There were nine dudes committed, so all of us were trying to get [safety] Oliver [Miles III], Carter, Bradley and [defensive end] Elijah [Rushing]. We were trying to get all of them to see the great stuff at Notre Dame. We talked to them about why they should commit. That was kind of a cool role to play.”

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I just got off the phone with three-star linebacker Bradley Shaw, who made an official visit to Notre Dame this past weekend. We covered a lot of ground, so here are some of the highlights quickly. I'll have a full story later today.

Update: Here's the full story:


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What did Shaw think of the visit?

“It was great," he said. "I loved seeing the facilities, talking to the coaches and players, taking tours and seeing all the buildings.”

Shaw visited Notre Dame earlier in the spring, but there was one big thing he felt like he learned the second time on campus:

“I appreciated it the first time," he said. "But I learned how much value their name really holds. I really got to understand that this time more than last time.”

Shaw has really connected with defensive coordinator Al Golden and head coach Marcus Freeman and sees a smooth transition for himself in Notre Dame's defense.

“They have experience everywhere," Shaw said. "Not only am I getting coaching from my position coach, I have Coach Freeman watching me do drills, critiquing me and helping me with fits, hand placement and things like that.”

Shaw plans to make an official visit to Arkansas this week. He also wants to make official visit to Auburn and Alabama, but he said he likely wouldn't make those until the season started.

Because he's not in a rush to make a decision, would he try to get back for a Notre Dame game as well?

"Yes sir," Shaw said.

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I just read that many "big name Players" are trying to organize a holdout or strike until they get more NIL money. Has anyone heard

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2025 four-star offensive tackle Maki Stewart plans to visit Notre Dame Tuesday.

The 6-foot-4, 322-pound offensive tackle attends Mission Hills (Calif.) Bishop Alemany and is ranked as the No. 16 offensive tackle in the 2025 recruiting class.

Stewart reports 11 total offers including Arizona, Arizona State, Florida State, South Carolina, Syracuse and Utah.

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