2027 TE Seneca Driver Lands Notre Dame Offer, Sets Visit

Seneca Driver‍ is familiar with Notre Dame, but the 2027 Kentucky tight end is about to get much more familiar after landing an offer from the Irish on St. Patrick’s Day.

“My coach got on the phone with them around 1:10 and I got to speak to them,” Driver said of receiving the offer. “They like the way I play and they just congratulated me with the offer.”

The 6-foot-7, 225-pounder was excited about landing his 24th offer of the process.

“I thought it was pretty cool,” Driver told Irish Sports Daily. “It's a big opportunity to be able to go get an offer from somewhere that big of a school.”

The Boyle County standout’s offer sheet also includes schools like Alabama, Michigan, Texas, Tennessee, Penn State, Duke and Kentucky among several others.

Driver’s father, Randy, played safety at Kentucky and his uncle, Tony, was a running back for the Irish in the late-90s.

But Driver has never been to South Bend and said he doesn’t have a deep understanding of the school or program.

“I don't know too much about Notre Dame,” Driver acknowledged. “I just know they come together as a family a lot and I really like that and obviously my uncle used to play there. I really liked that too.”

He’s sure to learn more this weekend, as he’s scheduled to visit on Saturday. 

“I just want to see how the practices are run and stuff,” he said.

He has a couple other visits planned as well.

“On the 27th, I'm going to Tennessee,” he said. “And on April 14th I'm going to Louisville.”

The family connections to Notre Dame and Kentucky through his father and uncle are obvious, but won’t be decisive. 

“They think it's really cool, but they always tell me that they'll never force me to go anywhere or anything like that,” he said. 

Driver knows what he’s looking for in a school.

“Just somewhere where it seems like the coaches actually want you there, somewhere where it feels like family and that you could speak to the coaches about anything and the players.”

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