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well and getting the offer after the game was def ini tely the highlight," the 6-2, 185-pound four-star player said. "I was very happy about get- ting that offer af- ter seeing the type of hype and passion that the Notre Dame fans and commu- nity have for its team. It was obvious how big of a rivalry that was for Notre Dame and all the interest around beat- ing Stanford. It was great to be a part of that. "The place was electric, and the cam- pus is just beautiful." Malone had 23 catches for 704 yards wide receiver Josh Malone looked to be in line for an Irish offer if he followed through with his plans to attend the Notre Dame-Stanford game Oct. 13, and the result of the trip was just that. "It went really Gallatin (Tenn.) Station Camp junior Top-Five Wide Receiver Lands Irish Offer During Visit PREP PROFILES was able to leave with more than the usual during the trip to Notre Dame. "When I talked to the coaches they JOSH MALONE 247Sports Ranking: No. 2 player in Tennessee, No. 4 wide receiver nationally and No. 60 overall prospect in the land Class: 2014 Position: Wide Receiver Ht.: 6-2 · Wt.: 185 40-yard dash: 4.43 Station Camp High School Gallatin, Tenn. ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ said they really enjoyed my film," Malone noted. "They said they just wanted to see how I look in per- son, and it put it all together for them and made it an easy offer. "My parents a factor it is in the overall decision." In addition to the off-the-field ben- and I all enjoyed it. … Notre Dame did a great job presenting the academic prestige of the school to us and how much of efits that were addressed during Malo- ne's visit, he developed a sense of how he fits the Irish offensive scheme. "I could see myself playing in that and 13 touchdowns in 2011. He has offers from Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, Tennessee and others. He has taken visits to Alabama, Ken- tucky, Michigan, Ohio State, Tennessee and Vanderbilt, so he was experienced when it came to acquiring information during a one-day stop but he felt he offense," he said. "It's an offense where they like to get players in open space and make people miss. That fits my strengths as a player really well. "Notre Dame helped themselves a lot. I was really impressed with the visit and they'll be up there when I make my decision. I'll highly consider them because of what they offer me as a football player and as a student- athlete." — Jason Sapp