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football recruiting "[Wide receivers] Coach [Mike] DenDallas Bishop Dunne Catholic teambrock spent a lot of time with me, and mates Nick Watkins and Payton Henhe's just one of those coaches that's drix have Notre Dame on top followalways real with me," said Quick, who ing their visit to South Bend. Watkins, is rated as the No. 90 overall player in a four-star cornerback, was extremely the land, the No. 7 wide receiver in impressed with the game-day atmothe country and the No. 9 recruit in sphere. California by 247Sports. "The place was pretty "I know I could play for wild," said the 6-1, him, and I'd do well at 185-pounder, who is Notre Dame. Then durranked as the No. 107 ing the game, he made overall player in the sure that I watched country, the No. 11 cor[wide receiver] TJ Jones. nerback nationally and He said that I'd play the No. 17 player in that role and that I'm Texas by 247Sports. the playmaker, versatile "Notre Dame fans guy that they want on are pretty crazy. I was offense. surprised. I was told "He and the rest of that it wasn't too crazy the coaches are great. Crete, Ill., four-star prospect Nyles up there, but it wasn't Coach [Brian] Kelly met Morgan, the nation's No. 4 inside like that at all. This with me when I first linebacker and No. 85 overall player definitely stacked up got to campus, and we in the class of 2014 according to against any game I've talked about playing 247Sports, liked what he saw at been at. The fans were here, school and just Notre Dame and said he would now intense. Irish. how things were going strongly consider the courtesy 247sports "I'd like to take all photo with me and my famfive of my visits, but ily. He let me know that I was the guy I haven't ruled anything out at this he really wants, but then he said that point. I don't think I'll make a decision he understands how intense recruit- anytime soon. I think I want to visit ing can be and said this weekend was UCLA and Oregon before committing about having fun and not just recruit- anywhere. ing. It definitely was." "This trip gave me a lot to think Oklahoma held the edge leading about, and I'd probably go as far as into Quick's trip to South Bend, but saying that Notre Dame's my leader it looks like Notre Dame evened the right now." score for him. Getting other players Hendrix — who is listed by from California to jump on board 247Sports as a three-star prospect, the would go a long way toward gaining a No. 571 overall recruit in the land, commitment from the 6-0, 170-pound the No. 48 safety in the nation and receiver. the No. 69 prospect in Texas — had