Notre Dame got some much needed positive news on the recruiting front on Friday when top-50 OL Rocco Spindler put Notre Dame in his top 5. They got a little more positive news on Saturday when top-50 WR Dont’e Thornton put Notre Dame in his top 6. Both bits of news came on the heels of a potential decommitment to Oklahoma that the Irish staff is working on preventing.
Notre Dame faces competition from Pac-12 powers USC, Arizona State, and Oregon along with Florida State and Virginia. The Cavaliers are a bit of an outlier in the group but represent a local program for the Maryland native.