Notre Dame football is recruiting at a national championship level

We are 51 days away from Notre Dames college football season opener against Ohio State in Columbus. Its starting to get more and more real, and this feels great.

Let’s break out the triple option.

BLUE-CHIPPER

While the term Blue-Chipper may refer to someone who can’t stay the hell away from the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City, we are talking about college football recruiting here. Former SBN Recruiting Coordinator and current 247 Recruiting Guy, Bud Elliott, released his annual Blue-Chip Ratio article.

Basically… the ratio shows which teams across the country actually have enough high-end (blue-chip) talent to win a national championship. Notre Dame sits right inside the top 10 although it is quite a distance from the Alabama Crimson Tide and Ohio State.

If you were curious about how Notre Dames current 2023 class stacks up on the Blue-Chip Ratio… its at 89% right now with 19 commitments.

IN THE TRENCHES

Of course Notre Dame is doing well with Offensive line recruits, but one of the bigger reasons the Irish have the #2 ranked class at the moment is what they are doing along the defensive line even without the pledge of Jason Moore. Rivals have the Irish as the best team in the country with their trench-diggers in the 2023 class.

IS THIS THE BEST NOTRE DAME TEAM IN 25 YEARS?

I think if this statement came from just about anyone else outside of the Notre Dame Bubble other than Colin Cowherd, I would place a little more value on it. Still… its never a bad thing for fans to hear that those that they consider to be a hater might actually have more faith in the team than them.

ANOTHER INJURY

Irish TE Mitchell Evans is going to be out for a while. The Ohio sophomore got quite a bit of playing time last season and was expected to be a contributor this year. This injury and Cane Berrongs health issues make the recovery of incoming freshman Eli Raridon all that more important, but I also expect Kevin Bauman to have a really good year.

Some guy named Michael Mayer is also still listed on the Notre Dames roster.