Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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prep profiles I Elite New Jersey Cornerback Adds Notre Dame Offer t took a little longer than expected, place out. Hopefully I can get there in but Oct. 11 was a big day in the re- November," Fitzpatrick said. "It would cruitment of Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peters be great to compare schools like Penn Prep four-star cornerback Minkah Fitz- State, South Carolina, Ohio State and patrick. Notre Dame. They all have quality acaThe 6-0, 185-pound junior had al- demics and athletics, and I want to get a ways been adamant better look at a few about attending a schools I'm pretty Minkah Fitzpatrick university that will high on." ✪✪✪✪ provide him the The nation's No. St. Peters Prep School possibility of get35 overall recruit Jersey City, N.J. ting a good eduwas one of the few Status: Offered cation, winning a junior prospects to Class: Junior national championbe invited to OrPosition: Cornerback ship and preparing egon for Nike's The Ht.: 6-0 · Wt.: 185 him for a future in Opening over the 40-Yard Dash: 4.52 the NFL. Fitzpatsummer, and he 247Sports Rankings: No. 1 prospect in New rick feels that Notre more than held his Jersey, No. 4 cornerback in the nation and Dame allows him own. No. 35 overall recruit in the country those opportunities. "I had a great "The Notre Dame offer was one I've week out there, and I couldn't believe been waiting for," he said. "I'm glad I what a great time it was," said Fitzpatgot it. It's a school that I've always liked rick. "I got a chance to go against the and I think I would fit in with what they best players in the country, and that do up there. made me a better player. There are no "My family and I know that football reps where you are going against an isn't forever, and a degree from Notre average player. If you step up for a oneDame would be big. They also com- on-one matchup, then you need to be pete for championships, and I know ready. I liked that a lot, and hopefully I that great players from Notre Dame get get invited again next year." looked at by NFL teams." Outside of the Irish, Fitzpatrick also Fitzpatrick hasn't been to South Bend holds offers from Boston College, Conyet, but he's already planning his first necticut, Florida State, Georgia Tech, trip. His goal is to visit Notre Dame at Maryland, Miami, North Carolina, Ohio some point in November, and he is still State, Penn State, Rutgers, South Caroworking out the details with his family. lina, Stanford and Virginia. "I can't wait to get there and check the — Tom Loy