Notre Dame got a verbal commit from its first player in the 2018 class and what a commit it is. The Fighting Irish got the verbal from Phil Jurkovic, the number one dual threat quarterback in the 2018 class.
Jurkovic is a four-star who is 6”5” and 205 lbs. from Pine Richland High School in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania. He is just finishing his sophomore year and his statistics are already through the roof. Jurkovic was 176 of 264 (67%) in pass attempts for 2,560 yards and he threw for 20 touchdowns and had only four interceptions. He also ran for 1,250 yards and had 11 rushing touchdowns.