Notre Dame Has Attention Of Top 2021 DB Terrion Arnold

Terrion Arnold‍ has an offer list a prospect would dream of having.

Actually, the 2021 Florida athlete has two offer sheets prospects would dream of having when you consider the offers he has to play football and basketball at the next level.  

Still, according to one advisor, the offer the Tallahassee cornerback received from the Notre Dame Football program back in March in one that stood out.

“For an institution like Notre Dame to reach out to you, it’s kind of telling given the things they want to push and the image they want to portray,” says Travis Norton, who also trains Arnold.

“Just knowing what Notre Dame has done historically, how they coach their defenses, the players who have come out of there, the way the alumni lines up for post-playing career. All of those things tie into each and every school that he’s potentially looking at to make his Top 10, Top 15.”

Last week, Arnold tweeted that a list of favorites would be coming soon.

“It’ll be based off fit and how comfortable he is with whoever is going to be coaching him directly,” Norton added. “Then we’re just going to narrow it down from there.”

In addition to Notre Dame, the 6-foot-2, 185-pounder from John Paul II Catholic High School has offers to play football at schools like Florida, Florida State, Miami, Clemson, Georgia, Alabama, LSU, Auburn, Texas and USC among several others.

It’s a combination of physical tools and a supreme understanding of the game that helps Arnold be such a standout prospect, according to Norton.

“You’re talking about length, innate toughness, timing of hits,” Norton says. “In film study, understanding how they’re going to attack our defense because of what we do and limiting the aspects they can use to be successful with their schemes. I know we’re from the speed state, but that’s something we constantly harp on, something I specialize in, helping athletes maximize their speed biomechanically and then just being efficient in how you do your movements.

“I would say his greatest attributes are his length, his speed. He’s not timid at all, but he’s not overly aggressive to the point where he’s going to miss a lot of plays.”

Norton calls Arnold a “gritty, heads-up” player who has been schooled on what to expect from opponents and how to dictate things.

He is also a standout basketball player and many schools like Florida State, Alabama and Kentucky are offering the chance to play both sports at the next level. He’s only played football for a couple of years, which makes him an even more attractive football prospect because of his potential ceiling.

“He comes from a great family background,” Norton says. “His grandfather and uncles are architects. His mom has her own thing going on, she’s very grounded. He works out with his uncle and then comes right over and works out with me either after school or before depending on his school schedule.”

Arnold has had productive discussions with the Notre Dame staff since the offer and has got a good look at the school through virtual tours. The Irish definitely have his attention and now he’d like the chance to get to South Bend to see it for himself.

“You can only promise a kid to see something for so long before they’re like, ‘OK, when are we going to see it?’” says Norton.

Notre Dame would love to show it to him as soon as the dead period instituted in response to the COVID-19 crisis is lifted.

Arnold has a strong group of advisors in his corner who are reminding him of others who have failed to capitalize on their athletic abilities long-term.

“That’s not something he’s going to do.”