On Monday, Notre Dame added another player to its 2025 football recruiting class as it flipped kicker, Erik Schmidt. The 6’1” 185 pounder from Marquette University high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, had been committed to the Wisconsin Badgers and Luke Fickell since June — but apparently Marty Biagi and Marcus Freeman won him over.
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— Erik (@Erik_Schmidt22) December 2, 2024
We thought the new model for kicker acquisition was going to be hitting the transfer portal every year or two. While I still consider that to be a good route to follow — it should never keep a program from recruiting good high school talent.