Commits & Recruits React To Notre Dame Playing In Ireland
On Thursday morning, Notre Dame announced it would be heading back to Dublin, Ireland to play Navy in 2020.
We checked in with Notre Dame's commits and top prospects to get reaction of the big news. We'll keep adding responses as they come in.
Commits
QB Drew Pyne: "Actually is unreal. Means so much to my family. My great grandmother came over to the US with 5 dollars. Never been either. So exited about it."
RB Kyren Williams: "Super excited. I can’t wait!!"
OL Quinn Carroll: "I couldn’t be more excited for this once in a lifetime experience with Notre Dame."
OL Andrew Kristofic: "That’s awesome. It will be such a great experience."
OL Zeke Correll: "I think that's awesome!! That's a once in a lifetime experience."
DE NaNa Osafo-Mensah: "That’s insane honestly and not in a bad way at all. It’s gonna be a legit experience to play overseas like that I’m really looking forward to that game!!"
DE Hunter Spears: "That’s actually insane. Once in a lifetime opportunity."
CB KJ Wallace: "That’s crazy. I’m excited for real! Never been to Dublin."
S Litchfield Ajavon: "It’s awesome! That’s just one of the reasons why you go to Notre Dame. No other school has to opportunity to play a football game in another country. I think it adds another level of excitement to the game. I can’t wait for it!"
S Kyle Hamilton: "Yeah that's gonna be awesome! I played there with my high school sophomore year and I loved it."
P Jay Bramblett: "That's amazing! Just the thought of having an opportunity like that is really cool. It will be a great experience and game. I can’t wait."
Prospects
2020 RB AJ Henning: "That's awesome!"
2020 WR Daniel Jackson: "That's actually really dope."
2020 WR Jaxon Smith: "That’s crazy! Especially if I’m apart of it."
2020 DT Aidan Keanaaina: "That’s pretty cool!"
2020 DE Braiden McGregor: "That's crazy I just saw that!"
2020 DE Rylie Mills: "That sounds really cool! I like how they always play really cool games like that."