The NCAA enacted a special dead period back in March amid the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move made any on or official campus official visits off-limits. A monster recruiting weekend in March was lost for Notre Dame and rescheduled visits for June later canceled. Notre Dame OL target Tristan Bounds, however, still found a way to visit Notre Dame this week all while staying within the NCAA rules.
Bounds visited both Notre Dame and Michigan, two of his top schools, this week with his father and sister. Members of the coaching staff from either school, however, were not part of the visit and that is why Bounds was able to see both campuses this week without either breaking any NCAA rules.