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FOOTBALL RECRUITING PLANNED VISITORS FOR NOTRE DAME-USC GAME As of Oct. 7 Official • Ian Book, QB, El Dorado Hills (Calif.) Oak Ridge — Notre Dame commit, No. 73 recruit in California and No. 19 pro-style quarterback in the country • Brandon Burton, athlete, Gardena (Calif.) Junipero Serra — No. 11 prospect in California, and No. 3 athlete and No. 47 overall player in the nation • Nate Craig-Myers, WR, Tampa (Fla.) Catholic — No. 2 recruit in Florida, and No. 1 wide receiver and No. 11 overall prospect in the country • Jalen Elliott, DB, Chesterfield (Va.) L.C. Bird — Notre Dame commit, No. 13 prospect in Virginia and No. 39 safety in the country • Damar Hamlin, CB, Pittsburgh Central Catholic — No. 4 prospect in Pennsylvania, and No. 8 safety and No. 132 overall recruit in the land • Daelin Hayes, LB, Ann Arbor (Mich.) Skyline — USC commit, No. 1 prospect in Michigan, and No. 3 outside linebacker and No. 13 overall player in the nation • Tony Jones Jr., RB, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy — Notre Dame commit, No. 85 prospect in Florida and No. 28 running back in the country • Deon McIntosh, RB, Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Cardinal Gibbons — No. 14 all-purpose back in the nation • Javon McKinley, WR, Centennial (Calif.) Corona — No. 16 recruit in California, and No. 18 wide receiver and No. 96 overall prospect in the land • Ikenna Okeke, DB, Smyrna (Tenn.) High — No. 15 recruit in Tennessee and No. 32 safety in the country • Troy Pride, CB, Greer (S.C.) High — Virginia Tech commit, No. 11 prospect in Virginia • Davonte Robinson, CB, Lexington (Ky.) Henry Clay — Kentucky commit, No. 7 recruit in Kentucky • Kevin Stepherson, WR, Jacksonville (Fla.) First Coast — Notre Dame commit, No. 58 prospect in Florida and No. 68 wide receiver in the country • Devin Studstill, DB, Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) High — No. 63 recruit in Florida and No. 43 athlete in the nation Unofficial • David Adams, LB, Pittsburgh Central Catholic — No. 4 recruit in Pennsylvania, and No. 5 inside line- backer and No. 110 overall player in the nation for the class of 2017 • Matt Bockhorst, OL, Cincinnati St. Xavier — No. 10 prospect in Ohio and No. 8 offensive guard in the land for the class of 2017 • Jaylen Kelly-Powell, DB, Detroit Cass Tech — No. 8 recruit in Michigan and No. 19 safety in the nation for the class of 2017 • Tommy Kraemer, OT, Cincinnati Elder — Notre Dame commit, No. 1 prospect in Ohio, and No. 3 offen- sive tackle and No. 34 recruit in the land • Amir Riep, CB, Cincinnati Colerain — No. 20 recruit in Ohio for the class of 2017 • Jedrick Wills, OT, Lexington (Ky.) Lafayette — No. 1 recruit in Kentucky, and No. 3 offensive tackle and No. 13 overall prospect in the country for the class of 2017 • Walker Wood, QB, Lexington (Ky.) Lafayette — No. 2 prospect in Kentucky and No. 14 dual-threat quar- terback in the country for the class of 2017

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