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Notre Dame has a new running back committed in its 2025 recruiting class, as three-star prospect Nolan James Jr. announced his flip from Boston College to the Fighting Irish on Monday night.
James was in South Bend for an official visit this past weekend to watch Notre Dame take on Florida State on Saturday night. The Fighting Irish dominated the Seminoles by a final score of 52-3.
Following the visit, James knew he wanted to be a part of the Notre Dame program.
“I decided to commit because Notre Dame provides one of the best educations in the world, along with the opportunity to play for a national championship,” James told Rivals.com. “That’s not the only reason (why I committed). What I really loved was the fact that everyone in the building provided the same mindset and message and that was to be great at everything on and off the field and to embrace the challenges that come with that.”
The DePaul Catholic High School (Wayne, N.J.) tailback had been a longtime commit for Boston College, originally pledging to the Eagles in December of 2023 under then head coach Jeff Hafley and running backs coach Savon Huggins. James remained committed to BC after Hafley left Chestnut Hill to return to the NFL and become the defensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers, and Boston College hired Bill O’Brien as its head coach. O’Brien retained Huggins as running backs coach.
However, Notre Dame began showing interest in James after the program parted ways with former three-star running back commit Daniel Anderson. Additionally, James is high school teammates at DePaul Catholic with three-star wide receiver Elijah Burress, who is has been committed to the Fighting Irish since February.
James and Burress have a tight-knit relationship that they look forward to continuing to strengthen at the college level.
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Author : Rivals
Publish date : 2024-11-12 01:25:00
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