Notre Dame Seeking to Flip Top-10 Wide Receiver and Penn State Commit

It’s been over five months since Notre Dame knocked off Penn State 27-24 in the national semifinal. In the time since, the competition between the pair of schools hasn’t dwindled in the slightest, and arguably has heated up as they continue to chase the same recruits. 

And just as Marcus Freeman did on that fateful January 9th night, he continues to maintain the upper-hand over James Franklin and Penn State. On Wednesday, the Fighting Irish landed four-star 2026 offensive tackle and Pennsylvania native Grayson McKeogh over the Nittany Lions. 

Notre Dame is currently in the process of hosting Charlie Thom, another 2026 offensive tackle and Penn State target, who now – just days after pulling in an offer from ND – has received a crystal ball projection to the Fighting Irish. 

With all their success on the recruiting trail against Franklin and Co., Freeman and his coaching staff are seeking to one-up themselves as they’re going after a Penn State commit in Khalil Taylor. 

Taylor, who is rated as the tenth-best receiver in the country and 67th overall prospect in the Class of 2027 by 247 Sports, has been a hard commit to the Nittany Lions since late March. Nonetheless, the Fighting Irish extended an offer to Taylor on Thursday, per his X account.