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Just in case you were curious where Brady Hart ended up after Noah Grubbs committed to Notre Dame's 2026 class, the answer is Michigan.

Hey gang, we had the chance to speak to most of Notre Dame's June newcomers, so look for some content coming from that tonight and throughout the rest of the week.

I'll share some interesting tidbits as I review my recordings and transcripts, but I wanted to drop a few that I noted already.

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Notre Dame WR Beaux Collins met with reporters today in an indoor facility that wasn't built when he camped at ND as a high schooler. After spending the winter and spring as an observer, the Clemson grad transfer is finally part of the Irish program and working to make the most of it.

“It’s amazing,” Collins said. "The guys have welcomed me in and been nothing but great friends already. They’re putting me to work for sure. I love it here. The weather’s a little bipolar every now and then, but it’s not too bad. I love it.”

... Missouri, as I had predicted with a FutureCast.

The secretive spring visit ended up getting the ball rolling on this flip. Credit to @GabeD for being all over this.

Coverage from Rivals site Power Mizzou:


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A look at the 20 quarterbacks who worked out at the Elite 11 Pro Day:

I'll use this thread for updates and observations on Notre Dame QB commit Deuce Knight from the Elite 11 Finals in California.

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@Adam Gorney wrote that Knight is one to watch following his first day performance.


The Elite 11 itself ranked Knight third following day one.

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Inside ND Sports learned today that Wisconsin was making a push for Notre Dame recruiting associate Carter Auman to hire him as its director of player personnel.

Wisconsin can stop trying now as Auman has told Wisconsin and Notre Dame that he intends to stay with the Irish, a source told Inside ND Sports. Expect Auman to receive a title promotion at Notre Dame as a result.

This is a good win for Notre Dame after previously losing director of recruiting Dre Brown to Illinois and recruiting associate Caleb Davis to Troy. Auman reports to assistant athletic director of player personnel Chad Bowden.

Auman, a 2022 Notre Dame graduate and former student manager with the football program, has drawn praise from recruits for his ability to relate to them.


Pictured: Carter Auman, in white, leads Notre Dame recruits to the stadium on game day.
Photo credit: Jeff Douglas, Inside ND Sports

The Athletic's Nicole Auerbach is reporting that the Collegiate Commissioners Association, which provides governance oversight to the NCAA's National Letter of Intent program, has had advanced discussions about moving the December early signing period to the first week of December.

One other option the group is discussing is the possibility of a summer signing period (either in June or August) for college football. It would begin and end before athletes’ senior season, much like college basketball’s early signing period. If that were approved, high school senior athletes would have three opportunities to sign NLIs: The summer, early December and February. There would be no change to the traditional February signing period.

@Adam Gorney has notes on a pair of targets in today's Recruiting Rumor Mill: safety JaDon Blair and linebacker Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng. He suggests Notre Dame may be too far ahead of the others trying to catch up.


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What was the highlight of Gregory Patrick's return to Notre Dame on Tuesday?

“I liked being able to talk to the players,” Patrick said, “and get their perspective on when they were getting recruited and what stood out about Notre Dame.”


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I just got off the phone with Notre Dame safety commit Ivan Taylor. Here's our interview about his Notre Dame official visit this weekend and how he's handling visiting other schools like Alabama (last weekend) and Michigan (next weekend).

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Notre Dame women's basketball star Olivia Miles discusses the timeline of her recovery from an ACL injury that kept her sidelined last season, what she learned about herself while sitting out, scouting reports on newcomers Liatu King, Liza Karlen and Kate Koval, if she ever considered transferring, the keys to success in sharing a backcourt with Hannah Hidalgo, how head coach Niele Ivey helped her through this process, her confidence in her knee, how she's expanded her game and more.

Then @Eric Hansen and I answer questions from Twitter and The Insider Lounge (20:20).

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Nottre Dame freshman wide receiver Logan Saldate takes us inside his dorm with his older brother, Chase.

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Release from FightingIrish.com:

Keith Penrod, who spent decades inspiring University of Notre Dame student-athletes, coaches and staff members, has passed away at the age of 71.

Penrod was a constant presence at Irish athletics events throughout the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, attending Fighting Irish practices and games. His loss is felt throughout the Notre Dame Athletics community.

Penrod is survived by his mother, Evelyn Penrod; siblings Sandra (Larry Roberts) Stewart, Linda (David Swihart) Bella, Brian Penrod, Kevin (Linda) Penrod, and Dale Penrod; close friends Katie and John Anthony; many nieces and nephews; and numerous friends from his “Fighting Irish family.” He was preceded in death by his father, Howard Penrod.

Visitation for Keith will be held from 4 pm to 7 pm on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at the Palmer Funeral Home-North Liberty Chapel, 202 N. Main St., North Liberty. Burial of his cremated remains will take place at a later date at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Keith’s name may be made to the Cerebral Palsy Foundation, 3 Columbus Circle, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10019.

For a perspective of Keith’s influence in the Notre Dame community and his incredible life journey, click here for a reprint of a feature story written in 2001 for a Notre Dame football game day program. The story is presented as it was written in 2001, which does refer to other members of the Notre Dame community who have also passed since publication.

The first day FBS college football programs could directly reach out to 2026 recruits was Saturday, and Notre Dame was busy making calls and texts as the clock hit midnight in the respective time zones on Friday night.

So even in the middle of an official visit weekend, the Notre Dame coaching and recruiting staff was busy working ahead on the next recruiting class.

Inside ND Sports has been able to track down a long list of recruits Notre Dame successfully contacted that night. Here's who we've learned about:

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@Eric Hansen's taking a break from his vacation to record our next Inside ND Sports podcast with me on Wednesday. Not because he loves me that much, but because he lined up a pretty good guest.

Send us some questions you'd like us to discuss. We like to give priority to questions submitted on The Insider Lounge.

If you have multiple questions, try to be succinct and ask them separately. Thanks!

The Heat Index has been updated with the following changes:

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Notre Dame men's basketball head coach Micah Shrewsberry was in Boston last night as the Celtics won the NBA Finals. Shrewsberry has a long history with Brad Stevens, Boston's president of basketball operations, and was an assistant coach for the Celtics from 2013-2019.

Here's Shrewsberry with Finals MVP Jaylen Brown:

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The recruiting dead period doesn't start until next Monday, so Notre Dame football continues to take advantage of June by hosting recruits. A pair of 2026 four-star offensive line targets are planning to be at Notre Dame today:

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The latest on the Elite 11 here:

From quarterback Deuce Knight ...

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Notre Dame football held its last evaluation camp on campus today. No media access was allowed, but some of the campers in attendance have since reported offers.

First up: 2026 DB Khary Adams

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Notre Dame was one of three offers reported Monday by five-star small forward Nate Ament. The Warrenton (Va.) Highland product also added offers from Oregon and Kentucky.

Ament's offer list has been growing as his ranking has been rising. He's added 14 offers since the start of May, including Alabama, North Carolina, Kansas, Texas and NC State. Rivals named Ament the No. 10 overall prospect in the 2025 class earlier this month. He was ranked 38th as recently as early November.

I've seen Ament's height listed anywhere from 6-7 to 6-10. He's listed at 6-8 by Team USA. In late May, Ament received one of the 12 roster spots for the USA Basketball U18 National Team.

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