There was some bad news on Monday. Eli Raridon, the prized tight end recruit from Iowa that the Notre Dame Fighting Irish just signed last week, suffered an ACL tear that will end his basketball season for Valley High in West Des Moines, Iowa.
Raridon is not going to be an early enrollee for Notre Dame this winter, and will report to the Irish in June with the rest of his 2022 class.
Notre Dame signed a lot of great players in the 2022 class, but when I was asked about who is going to be that 3 and done NFL prospect in this class, I didn’t hesiatte to say Eli Raridon — and many Notre Dame writers and insiders share a similar opinion.