Every time a top quarterback commits there’s a ripple effect.
For prospects, there’s one less program with needs at the position. For programs, when there’s a miss it means the heat gets turned up on other prospects further down the board. And if you landed your guy? Breathe easier, assuming he sticks through National Signing Day, even if that’s more than a year away.
Notre Dame felt a seismic shift in quarterback recruiting Sunday when four-star Hunter Johnson, an in-state target in the Class of 2017, committed to Tennessee.
Johnson had long been Notre Dame’s top target, so much so they haven’t seriously pursued other juniors and considered passing at the position in the Class of 2016 before flipping Ian Book from Washington State.