Notre Dame hosted a promising group of recruits over the weekend, and the effort has already paid a handsome dividend. Consensus four-star offensive guard Zeke Correll (Anderson High School; Cincinnati) cut short his selection process with a Monday morning commitment to the Irish.
I AM 100% COMMITTED TO NOTRE DAME! #GoIrish ☘️🏉 pic.twitter.com/izGZowQMIj
— Zeke Correll (@zekecorrell) June 18, 2018
Correll had been expected to visit Ohio State this coming weekend and make his decision after that. Instead, Correll chose Notre Dame over the Buckeyes, Stanford and Clemson, becoming the 14th commit in the Irish class and fourth offensive lineman. Rivals.com rates Correll the No. 11 recruit in Ohio and No. 14 guard in the country.
Three of those four linemen are four-star prospects, including Correll, as are all four of the pledged defensive line recruits. If iron sharpens iron, then those practice sessions in the trenches should lead to many sparks flying the next few years.
That is especially true of the offensive quartet, as the practice work may be the vast majority of work they see for a couple seasons. Current Notre Dame junior Tommy Kraemer should remain a starting guard through 2021, and the freshman and sophomore classes have a few guard possibilities, as well, in the likes of sophomores Josh Lugg and Dillan Gibbons and freshman John Dirksen.
At 6-foot-4 and 275 pounds already, Correll has the muscular frame wanted on the inside of the offensive line, and his discipline in blocks sets him apart from most high schoolers.
Continued mailbag request
A litany of reader questions were received in the last week. A handful were set to be answered this morning, but Correll’s commitment bumped those thoughts down the editorial calendar a bit. In the meantime, any more criticisms, questions or meanderings are welcome at insidetheirish@gmail.com.
INSIDE THE IRISH READING:
— If Notre Dame is 33-to-1 for the title, what does that actually mean?
— No. 52 Bo Bauer, four-star linebacker, early-enrolled freshman
— Indiana LB stays close to home with commitment to Notre Dame
— No. 33 Shayne Simon, four-star linebacker, incoming freshman
— No. 47 Kofi Wardlow, defensive end
— Notre Dame adds commitment of four-star linebacker Ekwonu to stellar defensive line haul
— No. 45 Jonathan Jones, linebacker
— No. 44 Jamir Jones, linebacker-turned-defensive end
— No. 42 Julian Okwara, defensive end
— No. 41 Kurt Hinish, defensive tackle
OUTSIDE READING:
— Notre Dame reels in Rivals250 LB Osita Ekwonu
— Can Notre Dame contend for the national championship? ($)
— D1 football to offer more participation opportunities
— ‘Bull Durham’ at 30
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