WATCH: The Notre Dame football recruiting update with Mike Singer (July 28)
In a weekly YouTube live show at Blue & Gold, recruiting insider Mike Singer gives the latest on Notre Dame’s recruiting efforts with host Trey Yanity.
Singer discusses the latest headlines in Irish football recruiting and takes questions live from the YouTube chat.
Notre Dame had a huge visitor on campus Thursday, as Lucedale (Miss.) George County’s Deuce Knight arrived in town Wednesday night to have a full-day experience at Notre Dame the following day. Singer spoke to Knight, who ranks as the No. 59 overall player and No. 4 quarterback per the 2025 On3 Industry Ranking, after his visit. What did Knight have to say, and what are sources saying about how the trip went?
Also, Singer previews a massive recruiting weekend for the Irish. Who is visiting and what’s the importance behind the “Grill and Chill” event?
It is not a show to miss for Fighting Irish fans. Watch it in the video player below!
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RELATED: Who is Fred Hale? What we know about Notre Dame’s interim strength coach
After the sudden resignation of director of sports performances Matt Balis, Notre Dame tabbed associate director of football strength and conditioning Fred Hale as replacement, at least for now.
“For the time being, Fred Hale will lead our strength and conditioning program,” Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said in a press release. “We have an innovative sports performance team who collaborated with Coach Balis and me in designing our program and Fred will continue to implement that plan.”
That begs the question: who is Fred Hale? Here’s what we know about a now-vital member of Notre Dame’s coaching staff.
Hale joined the strength and conditioning staff at Eastern Michigan in January 2014, and he worked there until taking a job with Notre Dame in February 2021. He started as an assistant strength and conditioning coach before becoming a co-director of sports performance in 2016.
