Look: Notre Dame 2025 class verbal commits receive official full-ride scholarship offers

Notre Dame football’s 2025 recruiting class is one step closer to enrolling at the university. On Thursday, college football programs could begin officially extending full-ride scholarship offers to rising high school seniors. The Fighting Irish took action by sending out those official offers to its 21 verbal commitments in the 2025 recruiting class.

Four-star offensive tackle commit Owen Strebig from Waukesha (Wis.) Catholic Memorial was the first commit to post their official offer on social media.

Here’s what the Notre Dame football official scholarship offer letter states:

Congratulations on your outstanding achievements so far in your football career. Additionally, your high level of success in the classroom, and the respect you have earned from your teachers, coaches and counselors is remarkable. I hope that this letter finds you prepared and ready to build on that exceptional reputation during your senior season. As a result of the outstanding impression you have made on our staff, we are formally offering you a full Football Grant-In-Aid Scholarship to attend the University of Notre Dame. The Grant-In-Aid Scholarship, beginning Summer 2025, consists of all of the items we can provide under NCAA regulations – outlined below:

1. Tuition and Registration Fees
2. Required Course-Related Fees
3. Room and Board
4. Required Textbooks
5. One of the highest Costs of Attendance in the Nation!

This award is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of your senior year; athletically and academically, while upholding a high standard of character and behavior. NCAA minimum academic standards must be satisfied and institutional admissions requirements must be met. This letter remains viable until such time as NCAA Rule 15.5.5 regarding squad limits (85 total) would appear to be compromised. Therefore, grants are only awarded based on availability.

We are looking forward to sharing with you and your family all of the reasons why the University of Notre Dame is the place for you. We will compete for Championships and help develop you into being the man you wish to become. I believe you have the ability to accomplish anything you set as a goal and the talent to be one of the best football players in the country. I look forward to coaching you at the University of Notre Dame.

(Marcus Freeman signature)
Marcus Freeman
Dick Corbett Head Football Coach

Details on the Notre Dame official offer package

Front page

When recruits received the official offer pamphlet on their doorstep, a green cover with the words “Official Offer Class of 2025” over a shamrock greeted them.

Outside left flap

The outside left flap outlines the Notre Dame alma mater, “Notre Dame, Our Mother.”

Notre Dame, our mother,
tender, strong and true,
proudly in the heavens
gleams thy gold and blue.
Glory’s mantle cloaks thee,
golden is thy fame,
and our hearts forever
praise thee, Notre Dame;
and our hearts forever
love thee Notre Dame.

Outside right flap

The outside right flap has a photo of the Notre Dame commit in an Irish uniform.

Inside top center flap

When the pamphlet flips open, the top flap presents the recruit’s last name with the phrase “2Thee Iri5h” underneath.

Inside left flap

The inside left flap has the shamrock with the words “Notre Dame Football Official Offer Class of 2025” printed on it. It’s similar to the front page.

Inside right flap

The inside right flap has Freeman’s “Think Big” motto with a message:

THINK BIG
Notre Dame will change you if you let it.
This Brand? 
Second to none.
The Network?
Will set you up for life.
This Degree?
The pride of your family for generations to come.
Football?
Nothing comes close.
You can play anywhere you want.
Think about it.
YOUR STORY. YOUR FAMILY, YOUR LEGACY.
This is 4 years for the rest of your life. 

Inside bottom flap

The inside bottom flap presents a “Golden Ticket” that states, “This Golden Ticket grants you access to the place of your dreams.”

In addition to Strebig, the following commits have also publicized their official Notre Dame scholarship offers: Christopher Burgess, Davion Dixon, Dominik Hulak, Joseph Reiff, Anthony Sacca and Justin Thurman.