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ing trip," the 6-3, 195-pound four-star player said. "The atmosphere was electric from 5 a.m. on Saturday until 5 a.m. on Sunday. The fans take their foot- ball very seriously out there, and it was just incredible." He was hosted by freshman wide re- Redfield verbally committed to USC in mid-July, but he has always had an in- terest in Notre Dame. He decided to act on it and took an official visit to South Bend, Ind., for the Stanford matchup Oct. 13. "It was an amaz- Mission Viejo (Calif.) High safety Max Notre Dame Is Next In Line For Top Five Safety PREP PROFILES MAX REDFIELD 247Sports Ranking: No. 3 player in California, No. 5 safety in the country and No. 44 overall recruit in the nation Class: 2013 Status: Committed to USC Position: Defensive Back Ht.: 6-3 · Wt.: 195 40-yard dash: 4.5 ceiver Chris Brown and had an oppor- tunity to spend time with a number of 2013 Irish commits, including five-star outside linebacker Jaylon Smith of Fort Wayne, Ind. "It was cool being around them," Red- Mission Viejo High School Mission Viejo, Calif. ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ I expected," Redfield shared. "Getting a chance to be around the coaches was very important, and you can tell they care about their players. The academic part of the visit stood out to me more than the athletic part, and that's a good thing because it's important to me to become a better student." The nation's No. 4 field said. "I felt comfortable around them and could see myself playing on the same team." While the California native has col- line on anything and just said to let them know if I'm ready to change things up and want to be part of the class," Red- field said, noting he was going to dis- cuss his recruitment with his parents when he returned home. "I wasn't expecting the visit to go that "The coaches didn't give me a time- lected plenty of information about the Irish from his recruiter, outside receivers coach Mike Denbrock, he got a different perspective by seeing Notre Dame in person. "The campus was even better than safety may have not had intentions of changing his pledge to the Trojans upon his arrival on cam- pus, but he now has plenty to think about. well, and it made this really tough," he added. "I'm still committed to USC, but the next school on the list is Notre Dame. They definitely shot up my list, and all the other schools are behind them now. "South Bend may not be for everyone, but I could definitely see myself there as a student-athlete." — Jason Sapp