Notre Dame in great shape by the commitment of the elite Tyson Ford

As we continue to see in the college football playoff every year – recruitment is king and the Notre Dame Fighting Irishmen need to do a better job on the trail. It’s not that they’re doing a bad job, but to really compete with Alabama Crimson Tide and Ohio State Buckeyes (both of which are on future Notre Dame schedules), the Irish need more.

A piece of that “more” may come on Monday, when the defensive 2022 4-Star Tyson Ford announces its commitment. On Thursday of last week, many analysts believed that Ford was going to Norman to play for Oklahoma Sooners. On Friday, as it turned out, recruitment experts began to predict that the Irish will be Ford’s choice on Monday.

In Rivals, it was Josh McCuistion of Sooner Scoop and Mike Singer of Blue and Gold who put their future cast choices for the Irish with Ford. In 247, it was Oklahoma Insider Brandon Drumm and Tom Loy of Irish Illustrated with their choices from Crystal Ball to Notre Dame (as well as Steve Wiltfong).

I don’t have the exact time on Monday, and since it’s Martin Luther King Jr.’s day and there’s no school, you can come anytime from the St. Louis prospectus.

Something I want to point out here is that, although Ford is a 4 star in both Rivals and 247, it is classified as WDE in 247 and SDE in Rivals. In addition, Rivals ranks him as 64th overall in the country, while 247 ranks him 181 nationally.

Notre Dame’s 2022 recruitment course got off to a strong start. The Irish currently have 4 commitments and are ranked 10th by the 247 Composite Team Rankings. An addition by Tyson Ford would put them at # 5 – but again – it’s too soon.