They always say once Notre Dame wins the big ones they’ll make that leap in recruiting. So far, that is proving to be correct. Notre Dame famously beat Clemson in the biggest game of the season in college football so far, and has gone on to reap the benefits.
The Irish received the commitments from four players last week: cornerback Philip Riley (a previous commit), offensive linemen Caleb Johnson (previously committed to Auburn), kicker Josh Bryan (previously committed to Colorado), and linebacker Kahanu Kia. It brought the Irish class to 23 total commits* and to 8th nationally in the 247 composite ranking.