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FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP until after his senior season to take the trip to Eugene, Ore. Notre Dame moved up to the top school on his list following the decommitment from USC, and while the Trojans are still involved the Irish are recruiting him hard as the top target for a safety/ cornerback hybrid in the class. The next step in his recruitment could be based Monica (Calif.) High has been verbally committed to USC since June, but he continues to express in- terest in other programs and took an unofficial visit to Washington State Nov. 10. He also wants to take other trips and told FightOn247.com that Notre Dame is one of the desired destinations. The other was Texas A&M, but GigEm247.com noted that the Aggies may not even have room for him. LaRue, who has the type of skill set that the Irish like, reached out to Notre Dame in an effort to line up an official visit for the Wake Forest game, but he still needed to have some paperwork in to take Get the latest recruiting news on your smart phone! SCAN THIS CODE: on his awaited visit to Oregon, considering he wasn't able to take the trip initially because Chip Kelly and Co. do not allow recruits committed else- where to visit, but the Irish remain as the leader at this point. ยท Four-star athlete Sebastian LaRue of Santa Five-star outside linebacker Jaylon Smith was one of eight Irish commits on hand for the Wake Forest game Nov. 17. PHOTO COURTESY 247SPORTS that next step in his recruitment by the program. Either way, he's in the process of getting the tran- scripts in to line up the visit at some point, which is a requirement of every prospect that wants to take an official visit to Notre Dame. He's ranked as the No. 10 player in California, the country's No. 6 athlete and the No. 122 overall recruit in the nation by 247Sports. Rk. School 1. USC RECRUITING RANKINGS Rankings as of Nov. 16 247SPORTS TEAM 2. Alabama 3. Auburn 4. Florida 9. Georgia 10. Texas 5. Notre Dame 6. Michigan 7. Ohio State 8. LSU Commits 17 19 19 19 22 23 17 25 27 15