The USC Trojans have been aggressively pursuing the top in-state prospects in the 2027 recruiting cycle, similar to their recruiting strategy for the 2026 cycle.
Michigan football draws eyes all the way to the West Coast as a population of Wolverine fans monitor potential future Michigan players, including a rising 2027 defensive lineman out of Oaks Christian in Westlake Village.
The defensive end rotation in South Bend is relatively young, but two veterans have the opportunity to step up and lead this upcoming season. Senior Junior Tuihalamaka and redshirt junior Josh Burnham will be called upon to step into a leadership role for this unit in 2025 and both players are ready to take on that responsibility.
Notre Dame is now 27 days away from kicking off the 2025 season against the Miami Hurricanes down in Hard Rock Stadium. The Irish will be relying on some impact players to get them through the home opener as well as getting them back to another run at the National Championship.
One trend we have seen under Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman is continuously targeting legacy players and ones with NFL bloodlines. We saw the former on Monday during the Pot of Gold offer event when an offer was extended to 2027 Westlake Village (Calif.) Oaks Christian defensive line Alifeleti Tuihalamaka.
Notre Dame enters the spring with a handful of their edge rushers still nursing knee injuries from this past season. Boubacar Traore and Jordan Botelho won't be participating in the spring with them being about six months out from knee surgery.
Notre Dame football is a program whose reach can’t be understated. The program, and university, casts a wide net and attracts some outstanding student athletes every year.
There is nothing but positivity around the Notre Dame defense heading into the 2024 season. There are some expectations that this could be Al Golden’s best unit during his tenure in South Bend, which says a lot based on how strong the group was in 2023. That’s the amount of talent the team returns.