2021 ATH Titus Mokiao-Atimalala Fired Up For Notre Dame Offer

Notre Dame has hit Hawaii hard over the last few seasons and head coach Brian Kelly was actually in Hawaii this week to do an in-home visit with 2020 Notre Dame commit Jordan Botelho. 

2021 James Campbell (Hawaii) athlete Titus Mokiao-Atimalala‍ got good news on Tuesday as the Irish offered him a scholarship. 

"I was on the phone with Brian Polian," Mokiao-Atimalala stated. "He offered a scholarship to me.

"It's a blessing. Notre Dame is a big school. My cousin Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa is there and I know Alohi Gilman. A lot of great guys from Hawaii have gone there." 

The Ewa Beach native has been well-aware of Hawaiians have success at Notre Dame despite his family ties. 

"Knowing what they're doing over there is amazing," said Mokiao-Atimalala. "I'm happy for them. For me to receive a scholarship like this is great." 

Mokiao-Atimalala plans to head to the mainland in a few months to make a few visits and compete at a few camps. 

"I'm planning on doing some visits in the next couple of months," explained Mokiao-Atimalala. "I'd like to go check out some schools. I have some camps I'll be going to and I would love to go visit some schools too." 

The 6-foot, 165-pounder plays receiver and safety, but when it comes down to it, Mokiao-Atimalala is focused on becoming a better leader before his senior year.

"For me, my strengths are my route running and my mindset on the field," Mokiao-Atimalala explained.

"I need to work on being more of a leader. I'm already a leader and vocal to my teammates, but I want to be able to help my guys and help them get better. I don't want just me to grind. I want the whole team to grind." 

Work ethic isn't a concern as Mokiao-Atimalala has put himself in a position to hold offers from Notre Dame, Cal, Hawaii, Michigan, Oregon State, Utah and Wisconsin. 

"One thing we work on every day is catching," Mokiao-Atimalala said. "We catch 100 balls a day after practice. We have Sunday training to practice our route running and jukes. 

"My mindset as a receiver is to take it to the crib every time I touch it. I want to get it to the end zone." 

Now that he has an offer from the Irish, Mokiao-Atimalala expects Tagovailoa-Amosa to recruit him even harder.

"Oh yeah," laughed Mokiao-Atimalala. "I'm close with his family.  He's been talking to me and Myron's dad has told me about the situation. 

"He said Notre Dame would come and today it came. It's a blessing."