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FOOTBALL RECRUITING "I know Notre Dame is a great school," said Mond, who is committed to Baylor. "I know they preach educa- tion, and that they have a great edu- cation system there. Even though I'm committed to Baylor, nothing is official until I sign. I think Notre Dame is a great school." The 6-3, 190-pound Mond is ranked as the No. 36 prospect in Texas and the No. 11 dual-threat quarterback in the country in the class of 2017. Mond said that he would consider taking a visit to Notre Dame at some point during the recruiting process. Mills' father, Steve, echoed the same thoughts when discussing his family's thoughts on Notre Dame. "I'm from the Midwest, so we would like to check it out if Notre Dame is in- terested," the elder Mills said. The 6-3, 188-pound Mills is ranked as the No. 3 pro-style quarterback and No. 52 overall prospect in the country. It remains to be seen if Notre Dame will take the next step with Mills, but the same can be said about the rest of the signal-callers on the board, which isn't necessarily a negative. Notre Dame has missed on top targets before and rebounded to sign just as a talented of a quarterback. That could be the case once again although there's plenty of work ahead. ✦ TEN CLASS OF 2017 QUARTERBACKS TO KNOW All rankings from Rivals Jack Coan, 6-2, 176, Sayville (N.Y.) High No. 12 pro-style QB and No. 201 overall player in nation Tristan Gebbia, 6-3, 180, Calabasas, Calif. (Calabasas) No. 10 prospect in California, and No. 4 pro-style quarterback and No. 69 overall player nationally Chris Katrenick, 6-2, 195, Algonquin (Ill.) Jacobs No. 8 prospect in Illinois Ryan Kelley, 6-2, 173, Chandler (Ariz.) Basha No. 5 prospect in Arizona, and No. 10 pro-style quarterback and No. 164 overall recruit nationally Tyler Lytle, 6-2, 220, Anaheim (Calif.) Servite No. 33 prospect in California and No. 18 pro-style quarterback in the land Dylan McCaffrey, 6-4, 185, Highlands Ranch (Colo.) Valor Christian No. 1 prospect in Colorado, and No. 6 dual-threat quarterback and No. 100 overall player in country Davis Mills, 6-3, 188, Norcross (Ga.) Greater Atlanta Christian No. 8 recruit in Georgia, and No. 3 pro-style quarterback and No. 52 overall prospect in nation Kellen Mond, 6-3, 190, San Antonio Ronald Reagan No. 36 player in Texas and No. 11 dual-threat quarterback in country Tua Tagovailoa, 6-1, 185, Honolulu St. Louis No. 3 dual-threat quarterback and No. 38 overall prospect in the nation Keytaon Thompson, 6-4, 210, New Orleans Landry-Walker No. 7 player in Louisiana, and No. 7 dual-threat quarterback and No. 146 overall prospect in the country

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