March has become one of the busiest months of the offseason in terms of recruiting news, and Rivals national analyst Greg Smith has all the latest buzz from the Midwest.
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The recruiting process is really just getting started for the elite 2027 receiver. But he liked his time at Notre Dame recently. The culture and the coaching staff stood out to him but so did the staff’s plans to open up the offense to feature receivers more.
The Irish will remain a prominent program in his recruitment moving forward.
Cantwell finished a spring break swing of visits that included trips to Miami, Ohio State and Michigan. The trip to Miami helped the Hurricanes close the gap a little on the other programs. The Buckeyes are recruiting him hard but still need to lock in an official visit date.
Michigan will be a major factor in this recruitment though. The Wolverines check a lot of boxes for the five-star tackle as his attention turns to his official visits in a couple months.
The 2027 tight end was on Notre Dame’s campus on Saturday. Driver was quick to get on campus after the program offered him during its Pot of Gold recruiting event. The coaches and players were very welcoming to him and his family during their time on campus.
The Irish are also known for getting tight ends involved in the offense and developing them which the Kentucky native likes.
The Ohio native made visits to Pitt, Ohio State and Michigan recently. Each program utilizes the tight ends in different ways which was nice for him to see. Offensive coordinator Kade Bell at Pitt made a big impression with how much he likes to stretch the field.
Pitt, Minnesota, Duke and Wisconsin are the teams making the strongest pushes for Fryzel right now.
The four-star offensive tackle out of Ohio had a good visit to Ohio State where he’s building a bond with new offensive line coach Tyler Bowen. The Buckeyes are still the favorites to land him.
However, Greer did make a visit to Michigan over the weekend. The facilities and culture of out-working your opponent while over-preparing really stuck with him. The Wolverines impressed him and are making things interesting.
Things are getting interesting for the Ohio tight end. Miree took his first visit to LSU last weekend. From start to finish it was what everyone said it was. The facilities, the players and staff were all top notch. The amount the team uses the tight ends was eye-opening for Miree.
He currently doesn’t have an official visit set to LSU but the team is making a strong push to get a visit from him. If that visit happens the Tigers could become the favorite with him.
The Michigan State legacy was back on campus again last weekend. He’s been on campus a dozen times between the last two coaching staffs. But this time he got to see the night and day difference between the offensive line room from last year to this year.
Patrick is building a good relationship with quarterback commit Kayd Coffman which could be a wildcard in this recruitment.
Notre Dame, Michigan and Penn State remain in the mix.
