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Rivals national recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman is joined by InsideNDSports.com’s Eric Hansen, national recruiting analyst John Garcia Jr. and national rankings director Adam Friedman to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION.
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1. Notre Dame is the favorite to land top-100 WR Derek Meadows on Saturday.
Hansen: FICTION. That doesn’t mean Notre Dame won’t be able to prevail in the end, but the Irish have been playing catch-up in the latter stages of this recruitment to former Irish coach Brian Kelly and LSU.
The Notre Dame coaches were expected to get a chance to make their final pitch to Derek Meadows and his family in a Tuesday night phone call. The fact that he deferred his announcement a week, from last Saturday’s original commitment date, opened the door for Notre Dame to close strong.
Meadows might not even know himself where he’ll land until later in the week, when the family shuts down communication with his finalists.
Spiegelman: FACT. If not the favorite, Notre Dame is in the top tier of programs in position to land a commitment from the top-100 receiver. Meadows is set to choose from Georgia, LSU, Notre Dame, Alabama and Michigan, and ultimately, there’s an expectation that it will come down to LSU, Notre Dame and Michigan.
LSU is making a strong run late in this recruitment after getting Meadows on campus for a June 18 official visit. Michigan has maintained a steady presence at or near the top with Meadows, and no team has been recruiting the 6-foot-5, 200-pounder as…
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Publish date : 2024-07-18 12:11:40
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