Notre Dame Football Recruiting
2017 Alaska DT Brandon Pili Talks Notre Dame Offer
December 9, 2016
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Notre Dame is leaving no stone unturned in the 2017 recruiting cycle, as they are diving deep into the prospect pool for the latest offer. 6-foot-4, 310-pound Brandon Pili is an Alaska native and he reeled in an offer from the Irish late on Thursday evening.
“I have been talking to them for about a week,” Pili told Irish Sports Daily. “They had hit me on Twitter and stated they were interested. They also said they liked my film. A couple days later they asked for my transcript and my test score, so I sent it over and we started talking a little bit more from there.
“I just called them on Thursday night and they offered me a scholarship.”
The Anchorage native is quickly blowing up on the recruiting scene, as he holds offers from Notre Dame, Colorado, Hawaii, Ole Miss, Oregon State, UCF, UCLA and USC.
Pili says he has a Top 5, but things might change now that Notre Dame has come through with an offer.
“I got an idea of who is in my Top 5, but I think that might switch around now,” stated Pili.
While it was about half an hour after he got his offer from the Irish, Pili said visiting South Bend was something he would have to talk to his parents about.
“It’s definitely something to talk about with my parents, but we’ll see,” he said.
The Anchorage native has taken an official visit to USC and was there to see the Irish play. It’s late in the process, but it’s really just starting for Pili and he is looking to experience what each school has to offer.
“I don’t really have criteria,” explained Pili. “I am looking at all schools to see what they have to offer. I am taking everything into consideration when I do make my decision."
How did a kid from Alaska get offers from some of the nation’s most elite programs? It started with a tough decision that has paid off for the three-star prospect.
“I live in Alaska, but I played my senior football season in Oregon,” Pili said. “It was just for football. I have an aunt and uncle that live five minutes away from a school down there, so I moved in with them for a few months, played football and came back home to Alaska.
“It paid off for the exposure, but it was a pretty tough decision at the time. If knew what was going to happen, I would have left right away and I wouldn’t have left without any question.”
As for the cold winters in South Bend, Pili isn’t worried about it.
“I am used to it,” laughed Pili. “It’s about 7-degrees here in Alaska right now.”
“I have been talking to them for about a week,” Pili told Irish Sports Daily. “They had hit me on Twitter and stated they were interested. They also said they liked my film. A couple days later they asked for my transcript and my test score, so I sent it over and we started talking a little bit more from there.
“I just called them on Thursday night and they offered me a scholarship.”
The Anchorage native is quickly blowing up on the recruiting scene, as he holds offers from Notre Dame, Colorado, Hawaii, Ole Miss, Oregon State, UCF, UCLA and USC.
Pili says he has a Top 5, but things might change now that Notre Dame has come through with an offer.
“I got an idea of who is in my Top 5, but I think that might switch around now,” stated Pili.
While it was about half an hour after he got his offer from the Irish, Pili said visiting South Bend was something he would have to talk to his parents about.
“It’s definitely something to talk about with my parents, but we’ll see,” he said.
The Anchorage native has taken an official visit to USC and was there to see the Irish play. It’s late in the process, but it’s really just starting for Pili and he is looking to experience what each school has to offer.
“I don’t really have criteria,” explained Pili. “I am looking at all schools to see what they have to offer. I am taking everything into consideration when I do make my decision."
How did a kid from Alaska get offers from some of the nation’s most elite programs? It started with a tough decision that has paid off for the three-star prospect.
“I live in Alaska, but I played my senior football season in Oregon,” Pili said. “It was just for football. I have an aunt and uncle that live five minutes away from a school down there, so I moved in with them for a few months, played football and came back home to Alaska.
“It paid off for the exposure, but it was a pretty tough decision at the time. If knew what was going to happen, I would have left right away and I wouldn’t have left without any question.”
As for the cold winters in South Bend, Pili isn’t worried about it.
“I am used to it,” laughed Pili. “It’s about 7-degrees here in Alaska right now.”
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