A look at Notre Dame’s 11 offensive signees in the class of 2024 through Marcus Freeman’s words

2024 All-American CJ Carr from Saline High School in Michigan has verbally committed to the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Of the 23 recruits Notre Dame signed last month, 11 of them will begin their careers on the offensive side of the ball, led by a quartet of offensive linemen. Irish head coach Marcus Freeman did not discuss those linemen much on National Signing Day the week before Christmas, but he did once again tap his most-common refrain since becoming Notre Dame’s head coach in December of 2021.

“I’ve always said we’re O-line and D-line driven,” Freeman said. “And to have four offensive linemen committed and have four defensive linemen committed in this class, it was important.”

Freeman did go in-depth on five of the offensive signees, most notably early-enrolled quarterback CJ Carr, who was already on campus and practicing with the team for a few days before the Sun Bowl.

Freeman on consensus four-star quarterback CJ Carr, the No. 4 pro-style quarterback in the class, per rivals.com: “With a quarterback, I think it’s unique to get here early to learn the playbook. It’s different, especially for the quarterback. It’s great to have him here. … To have CJ here in this bowl practice time has been great for him in terms of the adjustment to the expectations for football.”

Carr was the first Notre Dame commit in the class of 2024, a notable fact on its own but doubly so when realizing he was also the only top-tier quarterback to commit that early in the recruiting cycle, 18 months before he could sign, and keep that commitment.

“The first commit, CJ Carr, sitting on our balcony, what a unique situation with his family, his grandfather,” Freeman said, referencing national championship-winning former Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr. “Both grandfathers, one coached and one…

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Publish date : 2024-01-10 13:00:00

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