Pieces of the puzzle seemed to fit more and more with Notre Dame and Farmington, Michigan, 4-star defensive end Khalid Kareem with every passing second.
When Kareem decommitted from Alabama on Oct. 14, he opened the door for other schools to recruit him. When his father, Ken, announced that he set his official visit to Notre Dame shortly after the decommitment, it made some scratch their heads. After all, Notre Dame was one of the finalists when he originally chose Alabama, the others being in-state schools Michigan and Michigan State.
When Kareem and his family made it to Notre Dame and took in the game atmosphere against USC, as well as the academic environment and overall student atmosphere, the mood was set for the Irish to close.