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prep profiles Notre Dame Is Leading For Touted N.C. Running Back Charlotte (N.C.) Catholic High Despite having the Wolverines surge School junior running back Elijah up the chart from barely hanging on to Hood named Notre Dame his leader a spot, Notre Dame is still the leader among a top six that included North over North Carolina, Michigan, Ohio Carolina, Clemson, Ohio State, Geor- State and Clemson (in order). g i a Te c h a n d ��� N o t re D a m e Michigan in early knows what Elijah Hood February, and then they���re doing ������������ decided to take a scheme-wise and Charlotte Catholic Midwest tour later how to get the High School in the month. running backs in Charlotte, N.C. His stops inspace,��� Hood said. Status: Offered cluded a visit to ���It was great being Position: Running Back see Notre Dame around the coaches Ht.: 5-11�� �� Wt.: 214 Feb. 22, Michigan and seeing what 40-Yard Dash: 4.51 Feb.�� 23 and Ohio they���re all like. I 247Sports Ranking: No. 6 player in North Carolina, nation���s No. 9 athlete and No.��106 State Feb. 24. got to meet Coach overall prospect in the land ���All the things [Brian] Kelly, too, stood out about and they all seem the trip,��� the 5-11��, 214-pound four- great. They���re a great group that I restar player said moments after leaving ally like, and they are focused on what South Bend. ���That place was differ- they���re trying to do with the team.��� ent. It really is. It���s been different from He had 276 rushes for 3,309 yards all the places I���ve been. They say you and 48 touchdowns in his junior seacan���t exactly put your finger on it, and son. that���s how I feel. Like I can���t describe Hood is planning to return to Notre it and do it justice. Dame for its spring game April 20. ���They basically confirmed everyWhile he may have been on committhing I thought about them. ��� It ment watch heading into the trip, he doesn���t really matter about my list of still wants to assess where everything favorites. Notre Dame is No.�� 1 right stands before shutting things down. now.��� ���I���d like to have it done as soon as Hood, who attends the alma mater possible,��� Hood said. ���I have a feelof offensive lineman Mark Harrell and ing it will be over pretty soon unless six other freshmen on the Irish cam- something crazy happens. It seems pus, proceeded to have a better-than- like I���m pretty close to being finished.��� expected visit to Ann Arbor. ��� Jason Sapp