Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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football recruiting ROUNDUP Recruiting Notes • Fort Wayne, Ind., three-star safety Drue Tranquill continues to go back and forth on whether or not he wants to remain committed to Purdue or flip to Notre Dame. The 6-2, 215-pound prospect was in West Lafayette when the Boilermakers hosted the Irish, and then he was in South Bend when Notre Dame played at home against Michigan State. Sources continue to tell Blue and Gold Illustrated that he will end up joining the Fighting Irish, but it's not a done deal yet. 247Sports ranks Tranquill as the No. 35 safety in the nation and the No. 7 recruit in Indiana. • Frostproof, Fla., four-star linebacker Cecil Cherry committed to Tennessee June 14, but Notre Dame offered the 6-1, 223-pound prospect Three-star safety Drue Tranquill Sept. 24 and it gave him something to think about. "This offer was big for me," Cherry told BlueandGold.com. "It's an is verbally committed to Purdue, but he has had Notre offer that you really want to get. Notre Dame is now in my top five." 247Sports ranks the class of 2015 recruit as the No. 9 inside line- Dame on his mind, including attending the game against backer in the nation and the No. 31 player in Florida. • Nine Notre Dame targets will be in Dallas when the Irish take on Ari- Michigan State Sept. 21. photo courtesy 247sports zona State Oct. 5. Class of 2015 offensive tackle Jerry Tillery of Shreveport, La., will be in attendance, and the Notre Dame commit is hoping to make headway with a few other prospects in attendance. Dallas Bishop Dunne Catholic four-star teammates, cornerback Nick Watkins and safety Payton Hendrix, along with their 2015 defensive tackle teammate Darrion Daniels, will also make the trip. 247Sports ranks Watkins as the No. 25 cornerback nationally and the No. 34 player in Texas, and Hendrix as the No. 77 player in the Lone Star State. Notre Dame sits in great shape with all three recruits. A few other 2015 prospects will be in attendance, including Missouri City, Texas, four-star cornerback Kendall Sheffield; Ennis, Texas, four-star defensive end James Lockhart; Whitehouse, Texas, four-star safety Justin Dunning; Shreveport, La., four-star defensive tackle T.D. Moton; and Pine Bluff, Ark., fourstar tight end Will Gragg. — Tom Loy Follow @TomLoy247 on Twitter, and for daily recruiting updates log on to BlueandGold.com. Moving or flying south for the winter? Don't miss an issue of Let our customer service department know your new address! Call us at 1-800-421-7751 or email gevans@comanpub.com