Notre Dame football should be celebrating its efforts in the 2026 recruiting class, after every single one of them signed on Wednesday, and not one of them having a change of heart.
The Irish have more to be happy about as well, as The Athletic’s Pete Sampson shared on social media that the majority of the class will be enrolling early and can participate in bowl practices. Just three of them: tight end Ian Premer, offensive linemen Gregory Patrick and Ben Nichols reported Sampson.
That means that twenty-four members of the Irish will be on-campus and getting ready to play next fall when they should still be in high school. Many of them will miss their proms, graduations, other sports that they’d play in the winter and spring to help Notre Dame as soon as possible.
Not only is this great for the Irish, but it shows so much about each of these players, as none of them wavered, and the majority of them will be getting a head start to their Notre Dame careers.
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This article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: Most of Notre Dame’s ‘26 signees will start their careers early
Reporting by Michael Chen , Fighting Irish Wire / Fighting Irish Wire
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