Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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football recruiting ROUNDUP Recruiting Notes • Four-star safety Payton Hendrix of Dallas will be in South Bend for an official visit during the Notre Dame-USC game Oct. 19. He is listed as the No. 77 safety in the nation and the No. 119 player in Texas by 247Sports. • Four-star cornerback Nick Watkins of Dallas also has scheduled his Notre Dame official visit for Oct. 19 when the Irish plays host to USC. 247Sports ranks Watkins as the No. 25 cornerback in the country and the No. 34 player in Texas. • Fort Lauderdale, Fla., four-star wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie has narrowed his recruitment to three finalists: Notre Dame, Rutgers and West Virginia. He'll announce his decision Oct. 6. McKenzie is ranked as the No. 122 wide receiver in the country and the No. 128 recruit in Florida by 247Sports. • Olathe, Kan., four-star offensive tackle Braden Smith continues to list Notre Dame in his top five along with Alabama, Ohio State, TCU and Texas A&M. Look for him to take an official visit to South Bend this season. He is listed as the No. 91 prospect nationally, the No. 5 offensive guard in the land and the top player in Kansas by 247Sports. — Tom Loy Notre Dame is considered one of the favorites to land Dallas four-star cornerback Nick Watkins, who will take an official visit to South Bend Oct. 19 when the Irish face USC. photo courtesy 247sports Follow @TomLoy247 on Twitter, and for daily recruiting updates log on to BlueandGold.com! Commitment Updates • WR Justin Brent: Brent turned in a terrific performance at running back during Indianapolis Speedway's season-opening 42-13 win over Lapel. On the night, Brent ran for 180 yards and four touchdowns on 19 carries. He added three tackles and broke up two passes while playing safety to get his team off to a 1-0 start. Next game — Scecina Memoria (1-0) 247Sports Team • OG Sam Mustipher: Mustipher played well, but it wasn't enough Recruiting for him and his Olney (Md.) Good Counsel (0-1) teammates. They Rankings suffered a tough 20-14 loss to Gilman (1-0) in week one. A two-way As of Aug. 30 standout, Mustipher finished with one sack and three stops at defenRk.School Commits sive tackle. Next game — Immokalee (0-0) 1. Alabama 19 • OT Alex Bars: Bars was key in Nashville (Tenn.) Montgomery Bell 2. Ohio State 17 Academy's season-opening 24-10 win over Christian Brothers (0-1). 3. Tennessee 24 Like Mustipher, Bars is a two-way player, and finished with four tackles, 4. Georgia 16 one tackle for loss and one sack at end. Next game — Hamilton (0-1) 5. Florida State 24 • K/P Tyler Newsome: Newsome and his Carrollton (Ga.) High team6. Miami 26 mates defeated Douglas County in their final scrimmage prior to the 7. Texas 23 season opener. During his team's 53-7 win, Newsome went 6 of 6 on 8. Florida 15 extra points, made his lone field goal attempt (a 40-yarder), had seven 9. Notre Dame 16 touchbacks on eight kickoffs and had a 45-yard average on two punts. 10.Michigan 16 Next game — Oxford (0-0)