Geordan McKnight

Geordan McKnight came to Notre Dame on Saturday with a pretty specific objective.When the 2028 Ohio safety earned his offer during a camp visit in June, he told ISD he wanted to return for a game to see Notre Dame's routines and how the staff operated on Saturdays.He got that opportunity during the Irish's 27-10 win over Michigan State and came away impressed."At camp it was different," McKnight said. "They were just putting us through drills, but I really got to see them and how they coached their actual players today firsthand, how they operated on a game day."The Pickerington North standout spent time with head coach Marcus Freeman, defensive backs coach Aaron Henry and safeties coach Jevaughn Codlin during the visit. The staff continued explaining what it believes separates Notre Dame from other programs, particularly beyond football."How Notre Dame separates themselves by also giving you more opportunities than the rest of the schools," McKnight said. McKnight also enjoyed the opportunity to spend more time around Freeman, Henry and Codlin."Great people, obviously," he said. "They are who they are for a reason. High respect for them. Just really good coaches, really good men."The game-day environment made an impression as well."Atmosphere was crazy," McKnight said. "Notre Dame fans, insane. It was a crazy stadium atmosphere. It was really nice."The 5-foot-11, 180-pounder entered the visit with close to 30 offers, including Notre Dame, Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Florida, Alabama and Texas among others.McKnight has already been busy this fall, attending Ohio State's opener before visiting Texas last weekend. He plans to be at USC next week and Penn State after that.Notre Dame should get another opportunity to host him as McKnight said he'll most likely return to South Bend for the Miami game.In the meantime, the plan is straightforward."Just keep communicating with the coaches," he said. "Just keep talking to them, go back up there. Keep learning."https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19499627/6a9bcb42aa043af497ed6e35