Pot of Gold Day Live Blog: Which 2025 recruits reported Notre Dame offers?
Which 2025 recruits will get lucky? For the third consecutive year, the Notre Dame football program is embarking on Friday’s annual “Pot of Gold” Day recruiting event.
This St. Patrick’s Day tradition usually sees about 75 high school sophomores report scholarship offers from the Fighting Irish. And this year, Notre Dame will take it to another level.
The Irish coaching staff is expected to hand out as many as 80 offers to 2025 football prospects. About a fifth of those offers will result in reconnecting with previously targeted recruits.
Throughout the day, Blue & Gold will update this live blog with each scholarship offer that goes out. So kick back and follow the future of the Notre Dame football program take the first step in becoming Irish.
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Timeline of Pot of Gold Day offers and other notes
10:44 p.m. EST: Notre Dame offers a scholarship to Weatherford (Okla.) tight end CJ Nickson.
8:46 p.m. EST: Linebacker Ethan Pritchard from Sanford (Fla.) Seminole reports an offer from the Irish.
8:34 p.m. EST: Lucas (Texas) Lovejoy wide receiver Daylan McCutcheon reports a Notre Dame offer.
6:43 p.m. EST: Notre Dame’s 2025-focused Pot of Gold Day is leaking into the 2024 class. Athlete Justin Denson from Providence (R.I.) La Salle Academy has reported an offer from the Irish. Notre Dame offered Denson, who will transfer to Montville (Conn.) St. Thomas More, as a cornerback.
6:17 p.m. EST: Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna Prep cornerback and Michigan commit Chris Ewald reports a Notre Dame offer.
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5:06 p.m. EST: Notre Dame has offered Saraland (Ala.) quarterback K.J. Lacey a scholarship. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound Lacey is the 63rd player and fourth QB to report an Irish offer Friday.
4:25 p.m. EST: The Irish offer Red Oak (Texas) wide receiver Taz Williams Jr., who will make a trip to South Bend later this spring.
3:46 p.m. EST: La Grange Park (Ill.) Nazareth Academy EDGE Gabe Kaminski reports a Notre Dame offer.
3:05 p.m. EST: Head coach Marcus Freeman tweets a Pot of Gold Day-themed video with voiceovers from Drayk Bowen, Christian Gray and Joshua Burnham.
2 p.m. EST: 2024 Notre Dame tight end commit Jack Larsen shows his support for Pot of Gold Day. Larsen picked up his offer from the Irish a year ago today.
1:33 p.m. EST: Notre Dame dips into Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic to offer wide receiver Quincy Porter.
1:27 p.m. EST: Las Vegas Faith Lutheran safety Matai Tagoa’i reports a Notre Dame offer.
1:21 p.m. EST: Another Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei offer goes out. And linebacker Abduall Sanders Jr. is the one to receive it.
1:10 p.m. EST: Previously offered Pensacola (Fla.) Catholic wide receiver Koby Howard joins in on the Pot of Gold Day festivities.
1:06 p.m. EST: The On3 Industry Ranking’s No. 2 overall player, EDGE rusher Elijah Griffin, reported a Notre Dame offer. Griffin plays his high school football at Savannah (Ga.) Christian Prep.
12:25 p.m. EST: Norfolk (Va.) Maury EDGE Ari Watford picks up an Irish offer.
12:17 p.m. EST: The Irish offer yet another high school sophomore from Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei in cornerback Daryus Dixson.
12:12 p.m. EST: Notre Dame offered a scholarship to Sacramento (Calif.) Bishop Alemany wide receiver Phillip Bell.
12:08 p.m. EST: The son of former Notre Dame running back Jerome Bettis, Jerome Bettis Jr., reports an offer from the Fighting Irish.
12:08 p.m. EST: Notre Dame unveils a Pot of Gold Day-themed video.
11:51 a.m. EST: The Irish offer Danville (Calif.) San Ramon Valley linebacker Marco Jones.
11:43 a.m. EST: Gardena (Calif.) Junipero Serra safety Tre Harrison reports a Notre Dame offer.
11:42 a.m. EST: Notre Dame defensive line coach Al Washington tweets about Pot of Gold Day.
11:30 a.m. EST: Highland Home (Ala.) linebacker Jakaleb Faulk reports a Notre Dame offer.
11:27 a.m. EST: Previously offered linebacker Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng acknowledges Pot of Gold Day. He is the younger brother of former Irish standout Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah.
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11:27 a.m. EST: Notre Dame gives out another quarterback offer. This time around, George MacIntyre from Nashville Brentwood Academy reports it.
11:25 a.m. EST: Notre Dame legacy James Flanigan from Green Bay (Wis.) Notre Dame De La Baie Academy receives an offer from the Irish. He is the son of former Notre Dame standout Jim Flanigan, who played for the Irish in the ’90s.
11:24 a.m. EST: EDGE Nathaniel Marshall from Oak Park (Ill.) Fenwick tweets about Pot of Gold Day. Blue & Gold expects him to be an offer candidate.
11:19 a.m. EST: Cleveland (Ohio) Heights defensive lineman Brandon Caesar reports his Notre Dame offer. Caesar is the second prospect from Cleveland Heights with a Pot of Gold Day offer.
11:16 a.m. EST: Notre Dame offers Alpharetta (Ga.) Milton High tight end Ryan Ghea.
11:16 a.m. EST: Trenton (N.J.) Hun School linebacker Kamar Archie reports a Notre Dame offer. Archie is teammates with Notre Dame 2024 defensive line commit Owen Wafle.
11:13 a.m. EST: The Irish offer a scholarship to Scottsdale (Ariz.) Notre Dame Prep wide receiver Cooper Perry.
11:06 a.m. EST: Notre Dame safeties coach Chris O’Leary tweets about Pot of Gold Day.
11:04 a.m. EST: Chicago Simeon EDGE Christopher Burgess picks up a Notre Dame offer.
11:02 a.m. EST: The Irish offer Dallas South Oak Cliff linebacker Kelvion Riggins.
11:01 a.m. EST: Shawnee (Kan.) Mill Valley EDGE Jayden Woods reports a Notre Dame offer.
10:59 a.m. EST: Keylan Moses, teammate of former Baton Rouge (La.) University Lab linebacker and Notre Dame Jaiden Ausberry, reports an offer from the Irish.
10:51 a.m. EST: Notre Dame offers Las Vegas Bishop Gorman linebacker Landon McComber.
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10:51 a.m. EST: Shreveport (La.) Calvary Baptist Academy running back James Simon picks up an offer from the Irish.
10:48 a.m. EST: Baltimore St. Frances Academy cornerback Blake Woodby reports his Notre Dame offer.
10:47 a.m. EST: Notre Dame re-offers former Southern California cornerback commit Arron “Jett” White from Los Alamitos (Calif.).
10:45 a.m. EST: Woodby recognizes Pot of Gold Day.
10:44 a.m. EST: Linebacker Nasir Wyatt is the second prospect from Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei to report a Notre Dame offer on Friday.
10:44 a.m. EST: Franklin (Mich.) Wylie E. Groves offensive tackle Avery Gach reports an offer from the Irish. Gach is the first prospect Notre Dame offered from Michigan on Friday.
10:41 a.m. EST: The Irish offer Cypress (Texas) Cy-Fair defensive lineman Landon Rink.
10:40 a.m. EST: Notre Dame offers Bellville (Texas) defensive lineman DJ Sanders.
10:38 a.m. EST: Culpeper (Va.) Eastern View linebacker Brett Clatterbaugh reports a Notre Dame offer.
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10:36 a.m. EST: The Irish offer Zayden Walker, who is ranked as the No. 5 overall recruit in the On3 Industry Ranking.
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10:33 a.m. EST: The No. 1 recruit in 2025, offensive tackle David Sanders, reports a Notre Dame offer.
10:33 a.m. EST: Phoenix Brophy College Preparatory cornerback Cree Thomas reports a Notre Dame offer. Brophy College Prep is the same school freshman All-America cornerback Benjamin Morrison once attended.
10:32 a.m. EST: The Irish offer Greensboro (N.C.) Grimsley defensive lineman Bryce Davis.
10:27 a.m. EST: Notre Dame offers a scholarship to Montvale (N.J.) St. Joseph Regional cornerback Jahmir Joseph.
10:27 a.m. EST: La Verne (Calif.) Bonita previously offered linebacker Noah Mikhail acknowledges Pot of Gold Day.
10:17 a.m. EST: Highland Home (Ala.) EDGE C.J. May reports an offer from the Irish.
10:09 a.m. EST: The Irish enter California and offer San Diego JSerra Catholic linebacker Madden Faraimo.
10:05 a.m. EST: Geneva (Ill.) Community wide receiver Talyn Taylor reports a Notre Dame offer.
10:04 a.m. EST: Notre Dame offers Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Dillard EDGE Armondo Blount.
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10:03 a.m. EST: Lucedale (Miss.) George County quarterback Deuce Knight reports a Notre Dame offer.
10:03 a.m. EST: Notre Dame offers a scholarship to Washington, D.C. St. Johns cornerback Tariq Hayer.
10:02 a.m. EST: Defensive coordinator Al Golden tweets about Pot of Gold Day.
10:02 a.m. EST: The Irish re-offer Tampa (Fla.) Berkeley Prep cornerback Dallas Golden.
10:01 a.m. EST: Texarkana (Texas) Pleasant Grove athlete Lance Jackson reports a Notre Dame offer. The Irish are recruiting him as a tight end.
10:00 a.m. EST: Notre Dame dives into the Peach State to offer Buford (Ga.) cornerback Devin Williams.
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10:00 a.m. EST: Baltimore St. Frances Academy cornerback Kevyn Humes shares his Notre Dame scholarship offer. Humes will make a trip to South Bend next week.
10:00 a.m. EST: Shaker Heights (Ohio) safety Trey McNutt reports a Notre Dame offer.
9:50 a.m. EST: The first offer in the West goes out to Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei cornerback Chuck McDonald.
9:48 a.m. EST: Monroe (N.C) High’s Jordan Young is the first wide receiver to report a Pot of Gold Day offer.
9:47 a.m. EST: Philadelphia’s St. Joseph’s linebacker Anthony Sacca, who the Irish previously offered, tweets about Pot of Gold Day.
9:46 a.m. EST: Notre Dame director of high school scouting Dre Brown tweets about Pot of Gold Day.
9:46 a.m. EST: Notre Dame cornerbacks coach Mike Mickens tweets about Pot of Gold Day.
9:44 a.m. EST: The Irish enter Philadelphia and offer Imhotep Institute defensive lineman Zahir Mathis.
9:42 a.m. EST: Leesburg (Ga.) Lee County Ousmane Kromah is the first running back to report a Pot of Gold Day offer from the Irish.
9:40 a.m. EST: Norfolk (Va.) Maury’s Kendall Daniels is the first safety to report a Pot of Gold Day offer.
9:22 a.m. EST: One of the top high school sophomore linebackers from the Midwest, Omaha (Neb.) Westside’s Christian Jones adds Notre Dame to his offer sheet.
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9:20 a.m. EST: Cincinnati Winton Woods Justin Hill reports his Notre Dame scholarship offer. Hill will visit Notre Dame on March 24.
9:12 a.m. EST: Notre Dame expands its quarterbacks board by offering Hodgenville (Ky.) Lexington Christian Academy’s Cutter Boley. Blue & Gold’s Mike Singer has a full report here.
9:01 a.m. EST: The first offensive side offer of the day goes out, and Washington (Okla.) tight end Nate Roberts is the one to report it.
8:51 a.m. EST: Richmond (Va.) Huguenot EDGE Samuel Cohen reports a Notre Dame scholarship offer
8:41 a.m. EST: Chicago Immaculate Conception linebacker Dominik Hulak is the latest to report a Notre Dame scholarship offer. Although On3 lists him as a tight end, the Irish like him right now on defense.
8:18 a.m. EST: Cleveland Heights linebacker Marquise Davis shares his Notre Dame Pot of Gold Day offer on social media.
7:56 a.m. EST: Dallas Skyline High linebacker Elijah Barnes is the first 2025 prospect to report a Notre Dame Pot of Gold Day offer.
12:01 a.m. EST: It’s officially St. Patrick’s Day, and 2025 recruits can begin reporting Notre Dame offers. However, Blue & Gold doesn’t expect any to be revealed on social media for another couple of hours.
