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When four-star offensive lineman Gregory Patrick committed to Notre Dame on Sunday over Michigan State, where he’s a double legacy, and Michigan, fellow Irish pledge Ben Nichols retweeted his commitment graphic and said: “The best in MI go to South Bend.”
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Nichols likes to have some light-hearted humor with the recruiting process but the success from Notre Dame with offensive linemen from Michigan this cycle has been striking.
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The top-three offensive linemen from the state – Patrick, Nichols and Sullivan Garvin – have all pledged to the Irish. Only Patrick had an offer from the Wolverines.
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“I like to be fun with it,” Nichols said of his retweet. “Everybody takes this super serious but I like to have some fun. At the same time, you really look at it, the three best offensive linemen in Michigan are going to Notre Dame. And we’re getting players from all over the country.”
Patrick is the most interesting of the three because the Portage (Mich.) Northern standout’s father played for the Spartans and Michigan was heavily involved in recruiting him as well.
Of the three, he had the toughest choice.
“It was a really tough decision,” Patrick said. “Despite what Twitter thinks, Michigan was recruiting me pretty heavily. Michigan was recruiting me really heavily so it was a difficult decision between Michigan, Michigan…
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Publish date : 2025-04-16 12:29:00
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