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Newsstand: How to watch Notre Dame recruiting target Joey O'Brien's commitment ceremony Friday

IMG_9992by:Tyler Horka•06/20/25•

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2026 DB Joey O'Brien

A string of Notre Dame football commitments could have very well started with offensive lineman Grayson McKeough‘s pledge to play for the Fighting Irish on Wednesday. Friday, an even more highly heralded recruit might follow in McKeough’s footsteps.

Four-star safety Joey O’Brien, a classmate of McKeough at Glenside (Pa.) La Salle College, is holding a commitment ceremony inside the La Salle College gymnasium at 7:30 p.m. ET Friday night. You can watch O’Brien make his decision between Notre Dame, Clemson, Penn State and Oregon live on his Instagram account.

Click here for a redirection to O’Brien’s Instagram.

O’Brien is the No. 40 overall prospect and the No. 5 safety in the class of 2026 according to the On3 Industry Ranking. He would be the Irish’s second highest rated recruit in the class if he committed. The Irish currently have 17 commits, 15 of which are blue-chip recruits (four- or five-star prospects). Adding another blue-chip in the form of O’Brien would take an already great Irish class to an even better level.

Wherever he chooses to go, O’Brien feels like he cannot go wrong. He’s narrowed his preferences down to some really good options.

“I’ve been totally blessed to be in this situation,” O’Brien said. “Not a lot of kids get it. It’s just a great feeling just to have the opportunities to do what I do.”

Notre Dame tweets of the day

Fighting Irish point guard Hannah Hidalgo is headed abroad to play international basketball for Team USA, again.

Fighting Irish head coach Niele Ivey was in Colorado Springs to watch Hidalgo try out for the this summer’s Team USA national team.

The Fighting Irish celebrated Juneteenth on Thursday.

Fighting Irish quote of the day

“The trip was great. My family and I were very impressed about a lot of things. Notre Dame was great; it was my first time in South Bend, and I loved it. The campus was great, and the facilities are awesome.”

— Class of 2027 quarterback Keegan Croucher on a recent visit to Notre Dame

Blue & Gold headlines of the day

• Under Marcus Freeman’s watch, Notre Dame is having great success recruiting in North Carolina
• More momentum? Notre Dame is pursuing multiple 2027 North Carolina standouts
• Lucky Charms: Notes on elite TE Ian Premer, Notre Dame targets visiting elsewhere
• PREVIEW: Notre Dame looking to close on two key targets during official visit weekend

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