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Late Thursday afternoon, the local media had its final chance to observe a Notre Dame fall camp practice, and Pollard was in attendance. What are the big takeaways from camp with game week against Ohio State almost upon us?
Notre Dame picked up an out-of-the-blue commitment Wednesday from Woodberry Forest (Va.) High class of 2023 defensive lineman Armel Mukam. What does Hyde think about the commitment? How did it come together for the Irish? What does it mean for Notre Dame?
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RELATED: 2023 DE Armel Mukam flips commitment from Stanford to Notre Dame
Notre Dame flipped Woodberry Forest (Va.) High class of 2023 defensive lineman Armel Mukam from Stanford, he announced Wednesday.
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It’s news that has come out of the blue because Mukam hasn’t visited Notre Dame’s campus nor did he announce that he held an offer from the Fighting Irish. However, the staff has quietly been working on the 6-4, 250-pounder in recent weeks and pulled off the flip.
“Notre Dame is great academically and has top-tier football with the opportunity to compete for a national championship every single year,” Mukam told Blue & Gold. “That was really appealing to me. I need to be challenged on and off the field, and I felt like Notre Dame is the place to do so.”
Mukam took June official visits to Cal, Stanford and Virginia, and committed to the Cardinal at the end of the month. He also held offers from Colorado, Duke, Harvard, North Carolina, Syracuse, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.
But the Irish began its pursuit a few weeks ago, and a virtual tour of campus Sunday with Irish director of recruiting Chad Bowden helped seal the deal. The power of ND is on display with his commitment flip, with the Irish swooping in to land the powerful defensive end on short notice.
