For Wonderful Monds IV, Monday’s visit to Vero Beach High School by Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock and quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli resulted in a major moment in his recruitment.
“They were just talking to me about my process and stuff, and ended up telling me that I had an offer,” the 2027 Florida quarterback told Irish Sports Daily.
“I was definitely super excited to get that offer. It’s a great school overall, so I was just very happy that I got that one.”
Denbrock and Guidugli’s trip to Mond’s school and the extension of the offer was a culmination of a relationship built in part from a previous visit to South Bend last year.
“I know a pretty good amount about Notre Dame,” he said. “I visited there this past summer and got to see a lot up there. They just have a great program. Coach (Marcus) Freeman does a great job with that program.
“Coach Freeman, he's a great guy, great coach overall. He runs a great program. His coaching staff is very nice, very great people.”
The environment and campus left a strong impression on Monds when he made the trip last spring.
“Really the environment stood out,” he said. “Getting up there, seeing Indiana, seeing how everything was, how the campus was, it was just great.”
The 6-foot-2, 224-pounder adds Notre Dame to an offer sheet that already included Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Florida State, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee among others.
Denbrock and Guidugli have both made strong impressions on Monds.
“Those two are great guys and great coaches,” he said. “I’ve seen what they’ve done with their quarterbacks, so I know they’re great at both of those.”
The next step for Monds is trying to return to South Bend for a spring visit and getting a feel for how the Irish develop quarterbacks on a day-to-day basis.
“I probably want to go up there and see a spring practice and really get around to see how they coach their quarterbacks and stuff and how everything is run,” he said.
Monds doesn’t have a timeline for narrowing his list or committing at this point.
“I don’t know just yet. Later on this year, I’ll definitely know more.”
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