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prep profiles USC Commit Set For Official Visit To Notre Dame Houston defensive end Torrodney "He's a cool guy. Every time we're Prevot has been committed to USC on the phone we're just talking about since late July, but has entertained family and stuff like that. That's interest from other programs along pretty cool to me. He's a straight the way. shooter. "I just want to "He hasn't Torrodney Prevot look around and visited me yet ✪✪✪✪ see if it's really the because he got Taylor High School school I want to in touch with Houston choose," the 6-3, me right before Class: 2013 205-pound fourthe dead pePosition: Defensive End star recruit said riod started, but Ht.: 6-3 · Wt.: 205 while in San Anthey'll be com247Sports Ranking: No. 27 tonio for the U.S. ing out to see me player in Texas, No. 7 weakArmy All-Ameriprobably around side defensive end in the country and No. 191 can Bowl Jan. 5. when school starts overall recruit nationally Notre Dame again." reached out to noWhile he's ready tify Prevot that he still had an offer to start taking visits to have other opon the table, and Prevot was quick to tions in play, it won't be easy to get reciprocate the interest. him to flip. "It's just Notre Dame," he said. "I "A school has to be better than USC, like Notre Dame, and I've always and that's going to be tough," Prevot liked Notre Dame. They've been con- said. tacting me ever since, so it's easy to It can happen, however, and Notre want to visit there." Dame has positioned itself to be a The Texas native is set to take his legitimate option with a better than official visit to South Bend Jan. 25, expected 2012 season. which is less than two weeks from "That really opened my eyes to see National Signing Day Feb. 6. No other that they're probably going to win a visits are scheduled, but he also hopes national championship and they've to get to Oregon and Texas A&M. He had a terrific season," Prevot said the took an official visit to USC Dec. 7. weekend before the Jan. 7 showdown Irish assistant Kerry Cooks has with Alabama, predicting a 35‑28 played a role in getting Notre Dame Irish victory. "It's a place that's on the rise." back on Prevot's radar. — Jason Sapp "Coach Cooks is great," he said.