It\u2019s finally here. Official visit season at Notre Dame is back, and the Fighting Irish staff has two big official weekends lined up, which in a way started Thursday.<\/p>\n
An official visit is a 48-hour, all-expenses paid trip by the school, and the trips this weekend run from Friday to Sunday. With school out, Notre Dame is able to fly out the prospects and their families Thursday, but the official visit clock doesn\u2019t start until the recruit gets to campus Friday morning.<\/p>\n
Of the dozen prospects on campus, three are uncommitted targets for the Irish, which includes two linebackers and a safety. <\/p>\n
San Juan Capistrano (Calif.) JSerra Catholic\u2019s\u00a0Madden Faraimo<\/strong><\/a>, who is listed as the No. 78 overall recruit and No. 8 linebacker nationally per the 2025 On3 Industry Ranking, has an important visit to take this weekend at ND. This will be his third trip to campus in total, with his last two occurring the summer of 2023 and April 2024.<\/p>\n Faraimo was at Washington last weekend for an official and has trips scheduled with Ohio State June 14 and Texas June 21 the rest of the month.<\/p>\n \u201cThe respect that Notre Dame gains has them on my list,\u201d Faraimo recently told On3 about his interest in Notre Dame. \u201cGreat people go there and when they leave, they have a lot of respect given to them. It is a great school academically too and it would prepare me for life after football.\u201d<\/p>\n Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy\u2019s Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng<\/strong><\/a>, the No. 74 prospect and No. 5 linebacker in the country per the 2025 On3 Industry Ranking, also has a huge June lined up, and he\u2019s another major target left on the board for the Fighting Irish. Notre Dame would love to have the brother of former Irish linebacker Nathaniel Owusu-Koramoah<\/strong> on its commit list, but there\u2019s big competition and more trips on the horizon.<\/p>\n The four-star prospect was at USC last weekend and will be at Ohio State and Michigan the next two weekends, respectively.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s family right there,\u201d Owusu-Boateng said of Notre Dame. \u201cIf I went there, I\u2019d just be carrying on the legacy. Knowing what Coach Al Golden<\/strong> is doing for the program right now, and Coach Free [Marcus Freeman<\/a><\/strong>] is always calling my phone, pouring love and just showing that he really cares about me. He wants me to come and be part of the Irish family. <\/p>\n \u201cAnd then going back to the development piece of it, knowing you\u2019re going to get developed and really coached. Coach Max Bullough<\/strong>, the linebackers coach, he played the position. So it\u2019s just that you\u2019re going to be coached by those guys and playing good football each week.\u201d<\/p>\n Montvale (N.J.) St. Joseph Regional\u2019s\u00a0Jahmir Joseph<\/strong><\/a>, the No. 181 overall recruit and No. 22 cornerback in the country per the 2025 On3 Industry Ranking, has been a Notre Dame target for quite some time, but it\u2019s been in recent weeks that the staff started viewing him as a safety rather than corner. The Irish filled up at the cornerback position, but they need another safety.<\/p>\n Joseph doesn\u2019t say much publicly, so it\u2019s difficult to figure out exactly where he\u2019s leaning, but we can follow the visits. He officially visited Stanford last weekend and heads to Penn State and South Carolina the following two weekends, in that order. Georgia is another school in the mix for Joseph.<\/p>\n This will be Joseph\u2019s first visit to Notre Dame.<\/p>\n Ten of the 12 official visitors this weekend are on the defensive side of the ball, but two are on offense. Bryant (Ark.) High running back\u00a0Daniel Anderson<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and Green Bay (Wis.) Notre Dame de la Baie Academy tight end\u00a0James Flanigan<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are those prospects, and both are committed to Notre Dame.<\/p>\n The Irish have their top two linebackers coming to campus this weekend, and their two commits at the position are coming to town in Honolulu Punahou\u2019s\u00a0Ko\u2019o Kia<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and Philadelphia St. Joseph\u2019s Prep School\u2019s\u00a0Anthony Sacca<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Two of Notre Dame\u2019s three defensive line commits will be on campus this weekend; Immaculate Conception Catholic Prep EDGE\u00a0Dominik Hulak<\/strong><\/a> and York Community defensive lineman\u00a0Joseph Reiff<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0out of Elmhurst, Ill. will take their official visit.<\/p>\n Notre Dame\u2019s three cornerback commits are due in for the Irish: Tampa (Fla.) Berkeley Prep\u2019s\u00a0Dallas Golden<\/a><\/strong>, Phoenix Brophy College Prep\u2019s\u00a0Cree Thomas<\/strong><\/a> and\u00a0Indianapolis Ben Davis\u2019\u00a0Mark Zackery<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n The post Preview: Dozen key Notre Dame recruits in South Bend for big official visit weekend<\/a> appeared first on On3<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s finally here. 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