Notre Dame seems like the obvious pick to host, but there are a lot of strong games to choose from:

16 Oregon State @ 23 Washington State - Normally no but has the intrigue of the two remaining PAC-12 teams
3 Florida State @ Clemson - Clemson has lost some luster but this is an ABC game
17 Mississippi @ 10 Alabama - Probably not
18 Colorado @ 13 Oregon - Even the media juggernaut that is Colorado unlikely to be featured in consecutive weeks
25 Iowa @ 7 Penn State - Longshot

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Notre Dame 2025 defensive lineman target Julian Marks committed to Missouri on Saturday. Rivals National Recruiting Analyst and PowerMizzou reciting editor Sean Williams has the story.

The 6-foot-8, 275-pound recruit received an offer from defensive line coach Al Washington while visiting for Notre Dame's Grill & Chill recruiting event in July.

Marks is rated as a four-star prospect according to Rivals. He is ranked as the No. 1 player in Kansas and No. 16 strongside defensive end in the 2025 recruiting class.

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We're back for more Notre Dame football, and I expect this thread will be more popular than normal given the game is on Peacock Premium.

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Do we really need HIV commercials with grown men wearing chokers and making out??
JFC so glad my 10 year old watches that and looked at me like WTF.

Marcus Freeman is expected to address the media here momentarily after Notre Dame's 41-17 win against Central Michigan. We are also expected to hear from Rylie Mills, Jack Kiser, Tobias Merriweather and Audric Estimé.

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I just had to say it. I watched part of the game yesterday and it just made me sick. They make a big play on defense and the whole defense does this ridiculous celebration in the end zone like the NFL idiots do. They have this nose tackle that is constantly dancing around out there. Of course, these are all paid for transfers from various schools. Riley has a great gig. He finds a need and goes to the boosters and they buy it for him. Their actions on the field remind me of the Pete Carroll days. This USC team and Deion Sanders rented semi-pros in Colorado are the epitome of everything that is wrong with the portal/NIL right now. I'm not much of a Texas fan or Alabama fan, but it seemed most of their players were recruited and/or developed in their program. Gotta say, Sark is one hell of an offensive coach. Saban had no answer for everything he was doing out there.

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Sorry if this has already been asked, but what network is carrying this game? Is this one of those damn Peacock "premium" games where everyone needs to sign up for a week before cancelling?

There is another full slate of high school football on Friday night featuring Notre Dame's 2024 and 2025 commits. This thread will detail this week's matchups for commits and how to listen or watch.

2024 tight end commit Jack Larsen kicked the week off on Thursday night. Charlotte (N.C.) Catholic defeated Providence 29-22 to move to 3-1 on the season. Larsen's stats aren't available at the time of posting but according to the Cougars X (Twitter) profile, he had some key receptions on the final drive.

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Four of Notre Dame's 22 commitments in the 2024 class are off this week — wide receiver Micah Gilbert, offensive lineman Anthonie Knapp, defensive tackle Sean Sevillano Jr. and defensive end Bryce Young. 2025 running back commit Justin Thurman is also on a bye week.

Inside ND Sports will update this thread as the night goes on with reports and highlights clips of commits performances. I will also monitor 2025 offensive and defensive targets that are on Notre Dame's recruiting board and report any updates or highlight clips from their games.

2024 QB commit CJ Carr

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Carr and Saline (Mich.) will face Bedford. Kickoff is 7 p.m. ET.

2024 RB commit Aneyas Williams

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Hannibal (Mo.) High is playing against Fulton. The game begins at 7 p.m. ET.

2024 RB commit Kedren Young (and 2025 DT target Zion Williams)

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Lufkin (Tex.) High will play against Longview at 7:30 p.m. ET. You can listen to the game here.

2024 WR commit Cam Williams

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Williams looks to continue his strong senior season for Glen Ellyn (Ill.) Glenbard South against Streamwood. Kickoff is 7 p.m.. The live stream can be watched here.

2024 WR commit Logan Saldate

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Palma (Calif.) faces off with Alisal. Kickoff is 10:30 p.m. ET.

2024 OT commit Styles Prescod

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Fishers (Ind.) Hamilton Southeastern is unbeaten and has a conference matchup against Westfield. Kickoff is 7 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed here.

2024 OG commit Peter Jones

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After playing last Saturday, Jones and Malvern (Pa.) Prep is on a short week against Imhotep Charter. The game starts at 7 p.m.

Notre Dame just announced this. Linebacker JD Bertrand, as previously reported, is the only other player on Notre Dame's depth chart from Monday not available today.

If you are easily offended or grossed out by sexual innuendo don’t click the link. But I had a sensible chuckle watching/listening to this.

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Notre Dame is hosting 2025 four-star quarterback target Bear Bachmeier on Saturday but there are also several intriguing quarterback prospects in the 2026 recruiting class planning to visit campus.

I caught up with one of those quarterbacks, Jonas Williams, before his trip. Williams is a 6-foot-3, 180-pound quarterback who has eight total offers from Illinois, Kent State, Louisville, Marshall, Michigan, Pittsburgh, Purdue and Tennessee. He is also receiving interest from Alabama, LSU, Ohio State, Oregon and Wisconsin.

As a freshman, Williams threw for 2,737 yards and 37 touchdowns in 10 games. In four games this season, he's led Bolingbrook (Ill.) High to a 3-1 record. His stats were unavailable at the time of this posting.

"I am most excited to see the atmosphere because I know that Notre Dame has one of the best fan bases in college football," Williams told Inside ND Sports.

Although he's from nearby Illinois, Williams said he doesn't have many memories of Notre Dame other than owning a Notre Dame hoodie in elementary school. Saturday marks his first visit to campus and he already has a plan on what he's looking for during the game.

"I like their success and I can picture myself potentially being in blue and gold," Williams said. "I will be paying attention to the interactions between Hartman and his coaches throughout the game and see how they handle adversity because it is important that you have a coach on your side through the good and bad."

Notre Dame has offered five quarterbacks in the 2026 class: USC commit Julian Lewis, Brady Smigiel, Noah Grubbs, Jared Curtis and Ryder Lyons. Williams looks to be on quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli's radar and may receive an offer after the coaching and recruiting staff evaluates sophomore film at the conclusion of the season.

Williams said he plans to visit Michigan in November for its game against Ohio State. He's also looking at visiting Tennessee on a game day visit this season.

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Notre Dame is expected to host several 2024 commits and one major 2025 target on Saturday. However, there are also plenty of 2026 prospects expected that could land offers in the next six to eight months.

I caught up with 2026 running back prospect Anthony Liggins before his trip. He is a 5-foot-7, 150-pound running back who received his invitation from recruiting analyst Dre Brown.

Liggins also plans to visit Wisconsin this fall, but Notre Dame's game against Central Michigan will be his first game day visit as a recruit.

"I am very excited to visit Notre Dame especially because it is my first college game day visit," Liggins told Inside ND Sports. "I'm looking forward to seeing the atmosphere, experience how it is to play a game there and meet the coaches."

The Racine (Wisc.) Case High recruit's lone offer is actually from Central Michigan. Liggins said he's looking forward to meeting running backs coach Deland McCullough and seeing the Irish offense and running backs in action.

"I will be paying attention to the running backs and the offense because I would like to see how the offense is run and to learn and pick up a few things from the running backs," Liggins said. "As well with the atmosphere to feel the energy."

Although still three years away from stepping on a college campus, Liggins cited Notre Dame's business and engineering programs as interests of his. He also said their championship pedigree is something he's known growing up in the Midwest.

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I (Eric Hansen) will be on with Darin Pritchett and Tyler Horka from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET on AM 960 and streaming at wsbtradio.com and the free WSBTradio app.

During the telecasts of the game, the camera will flash on the line of coaches up in the booth. Can some one put the names with the faces?

Got distracted by recruiting today and didn't get this thread posted earlier.

@Eric Hansen and I shared our score predictions in this week's Place Your Bets video.

Eric went with Notre Dame 59, Central Michigan 6.
I went ND 52, CMU 10.

What say you?

I'll use this thread to update visitors that I'm adding to the running visitors list thread for Notre Dame's game against Central Michigan on Saturday. This will be the second recruiting weekend for the Irish this season after their home opener against Tennessee State earlier this month.

Two names have already been confirmed since last week.

2025 QB target Bear Bachmeier

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2026 WR prospect Seth Elchert

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As of Thursday morning, I've also confirmed these recruits below as visitors planning to make the trip:

2024 RB commit Aneyas Williams

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2024 WR commit Cam Williams

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2024 S commit Taebron Bennie-Powell

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2025 WR prospect Devaughn Slaughter

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