2025 OL Parker Harden Excited To Return, Compete At Notre Dame

Parker Harden‍ has been to Notre Dame a couple times already and will be back again on Saturday for the Irish’s Lineman’s Challenge.

The 2025 Ohio offensive lineman spoke with new Irish offensive line coach Joe Rudolph during his last trip to South Bend in April.

“I wanted to get to see Coach Rudolph again,” Harden said of his reason to attend the camp.

“He invited me to camp personally last time I was there, so this is the first time he will be able to see me in person, working out. It'll be a good experience for that.”

The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Harden currently has offers from West Virginia, Cincinnati and Miami-Ohio. He’s hoping to impress Rudolph on Saturday.

“I’m hoping to show him that I’ve got the feet, I’ve got the hands and I’ve got the smarts to be able to play for him,” Harden said. “He's someone who I definitely want to play for.

“He definitely knows a lot about the game and I feel like he can just take my game to the next level.”

Harden loves the University as well.

“The academics, the fact that the degree will mean something even outside of Indiana,” he said. “You can go to a school and you can get a degree, but if you don't go to The League, what does the degree mean? That's the big thing I'm looking for.”

Harden is also set to camp at Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State later this month, but recruiting may take a backseat for a bit after that.

“I might start narrowing my list down probably about after the football season. I want to take my time focusing on getting ready for football season and then focus during the season.”

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