Notre Dame Will Make Cut For 2028 LB Chris Morillo After Visit

Chris Morillo‍ didn’t get the full Notre Dame visit experience this past weekend.

Travel issues forced him to arrive late, walking in during pregame warmups and missing the tours and much of the pregame hype surrounding the matchup between the Irish and then #1 Miami.

But the 2028 Florida linebacker and the Irish made the most of the time they did have.

In South Bend, Morillo found a linebackers coach who treated him like a priority anyway and saw a game between the two schools at the top of his recruitment.

"Their atmosphere and their fans are next level," Morillo told Irish Sports Daily. "It was an amazing experience."

The 6-foot-2, 205-pounder has played linebacker, defensive back, wide receiver and both return spots at Hudson High School, although Notre Dame and most schools see him as a future linebacker.

Morillo has more than 20 offers from schools like Notre Dame, Miami, Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Penn State and others.

Irish linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary brought him over to watch the linebacker drills during warmups, taking him across the field to get a good look at the unit who were near the Miami sideline. Jean-Mary talked him through the drills and how to implement them himself, a gesture that showed Morillo exactly how much of a priority he is to the Irish.

The game itself put him in a bit of an unusual spot. Morillo is genuinely interested in both, and as a Miami native he was rooting for both teams at once.

"It was tough watching them lose because I was also rooting for both teams, but Notre Dame shocked me," Morillo said.

The next step with Notre Dame is returning to campus for a longer look, either a spring visit or an official visit over the summer. In the meantime, his fall tour continues at Georgia this weekend for the Missouri game, then Tennessee against LSU the following weekend, and finally Texas A&M against Texas.

He’ll cut his list shortly after, around December or January, and Morillo already knows what will keep a school on his list. 

"If they keep producing and they keep showing me as much love as they are right now and they keep making it far in the playoffs, they're showing me everything that I need to see," Morillo said.

The Irish already check all those boxes.

"Notre Dame will definitely be one of those schools for me."

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