Notre Dame picks up commitment from 2024 LB Teddy Rezac

Omaha (Neb.) Westside’s Teddy Rezac announced his commitment to Notre Dame Friday afternoon, and it’s a recruitment that came together quickly for the Fighting Irish.

On May 1, the class of 2024 linebacker prospect had not spoken with the Irish and was unaware they were interested in him. Notre Dame’s Al Golden and Chad Bowden made it to his school that week to evaluate him and extended an offer to him.

The Rezac family made it to South Bend May 7, and by the end of the two-day trip, Rezac informed Irish head coach Marcus Freeman that he’d be committing to Notre Dame. But it was even before he stepped foot in South Bend that Rezac had the feeling that Notre Dame would be home for him.

“Notre Dame was the place I wanted to be,” Rezac said. “Going into the visit, I was thinking that unless there was something crazy that would make me shy away from it, then it would be where I wanted to go.”

Rezac cites Notre Dame’s combination of athletics and academics, the campus and coaching staff as the reasons he picked the Irish.

“Talking to Coach Freeman, Coach Max [Bullough], Coach Bowden — I had a really fun time on my visit,” he said. “It gave me the sense of where I wanted to be.”

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The last item on the itinerary for Rezac’s visit was a meeting with Freeman, which lasted about an hour and ended with the commitment conversation.

“I told him that this is the place I wanted to be and that I wanted to commit,” recalled Rezac. “He got up and gave me a dap and a hug. He was pretty excited, and then we walked out, and the other coaches were waiting for me and talked to me and gave me a hug.”

If on May 1 you would’ve told Rezac that he’d be publicly committed to the Fighting Irish 11 days later, he wouldn’t have believed you.

“Honestly, no. I didn’t have any communication with them,” he said. “That was not a reality for me at that time. It’s all come really fast, but it feels right.”

Rezac grew up going to Nebraska games as his family has had season tickets for as long as he can remember. Notre Dame offered him a scholarship May 4, and Nebraska offered him the following week, but at that point, Rezac had already informed the Irish staff of his commitment. And with Notre Dame, Rezac is where he wants to be.

“Notre Dame made me feel wanted,” Rezac said. “That’s a big thing.”

Rezac is Notre Dame’s 15th commitment and first linebacker pledge of the 2024 class.

The Teddy Rezac file

His older brother, Dominic, is going into his sophomore season as a linebacker at Vanderbilt. His twin brother, Anthony, is a quarterback at Westside and holds offers from Air Force, Army and Navy. He’s expected to pick up more offers this year.

Teddy’s father, DJ, was an all-state player for Westside High and played one year of football for the Indiana Hoosiers.

Rezac totaled 62 stops, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble and 2 interceptions during his junior season in which he helped Westside capture the Nebraska Class A state championship. Offensively, Rezac hauled in 32 passes for 414 yards with 4 receiving touchdowns.

“I’m a team-first guy,” said Rezac. “I want to help everyone around me get better. I’m lengthy and versatile; I’ll play wherever they want me. I’m fast and have a lot of room to grow in my frame.”

Teddy Rezac ranks as the nation’s No. 796 overall prospect and No. 46 “athlete” per the 2024 On3 Industry Ranking. He plays all over the field at the high school level on both sides of the ball and is expected to play linebacker for the Irish.

All of Rezac’s scholarship offers were for defense except for Coastal Carolina.

He also plays baseball at the high school level.