Tracking the Trail: What Does Notre Dame Need to Finish with Top-3 Recruiting Class in 2027?

from IrishIllustrated.com Insider · host Drew Mentock, Tom Loy, Eric Thomas

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Disclaimer: Eric Thomas, Tom Loy and Drew Mentock recorded this before 2028 three-star quarterback Trey Tagliaferri decommitted from Notre Dame six days after he initially announced his pledge. So, we don’t discuss that here. The crew will cover 2028 quarterback recruiting on a future episode, but our resident experts still dive into plenty of pertinent recruiting scoop. Irish Illustrated's Tracking the Trail returns with host Drew Mentock, Irish Illustrated's senior recruiting analyst Eric Thomas and 247Sports and CBS Sports national recruiting analyst Tom Loy. The trio discusses the four latest commits in the 2027 and 2028 recruiting classes: five-star offensive tackle Albert Simien, blue-chip wide receiver Julius Jones, supremely talented defensive tackle Segun Alexander and underrated safety Andre Jones. Lastly, Eric and Tom dive into subscriber questions, including what Notre Dame needs to do to finish with a top-three class in 2027.