Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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FOOTBALL RECRUITING Stanford and looking at Notre Dame understand what we believe to be those distinctions. "We clearly see them, and we make sure the recruits understand that there are some clear distinctions between Notre Dame and Stanford." Here's a look at the three official visitors. CHRIS HAWKINS CB, 6-0, 175, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Rancho Cucamonga) visits to Washington Sept. 26 and Cal Oct. 6, and decided Notre Dame was the next program on the list … He'll head to Arizona Oct. 26 and wrap up his round of trips with a stop at USC Dec. 7, which is when all the early enrollment candidates for the Trojans will take their official visits … He claims that there isn't any budge in him in regards to changing his mind after being committed to the Trojans since April, but anything can happen with a successful enough visit consid- ering he's taking them to be sure of his decision. No. 8 player in California, the No. 9 cornerback in the country and the No. 91 overall prospect in the nation. Skinny: Hawkins has taken official MAX REDFIELD S, 6-3, 195, Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo) the No. 3 player in California, the No. 5 safety in the country and the No. 44 overall recruit nationally. Status: Committed to USC. 247Sports Ranking: Four-star prospect, Status: Committed to USC. 247Sports Ranking: Four-star recruit, the Trojans in mid-July, but Notre Dame was always among his top programs along with Oregon … He turned down the notion of taking official visits ini- tially, but opted to get a closer look at the programs he had an interest in, including Notre Dame … The touted safety has remained in contact with the Irish coaching staff throughout the process and has a good understanding of the program, the history behind it and the academic prestige … In addi- tion to Oregon, he'd also like to take a trip to LSU. Skinny: Redfield gave a pledge to the ISAAC SAVAIINAEA LB, 6-3, 230, Honolulu (Punahou) senior linebacker Manti Te'o's alma mater, originally committed to the Cardinal in March, decommitted in June and recommitted a month later … A final decision isn't expected until National Signing Day (Feb. 6) while he still sifts through the process … In addition to Notre Dame, Texas A&M is also getting a look and received an official visit from Savaiinaea in late September … UCLA could be added to the visitor list at some point as well … CBSSports national recruiting ana- lyst Tom Lemming said during the BlueandGold.com Recruiting Show in early October that if the Hawaii native does flip, Notre Dame looks to be in position to benefit from it. ✦ the top player in Hawaii, the nation's No. 2 inside linebacker and the No. 79 overall recruit in the land. Skinny: Savaiinaea, who attends star Status: Committed to Stanford. 247Sports Ranking: Four-star prospect,