“Notre Dame really wowed me and I had a change of heart.”
Up until a recent trip to Notre Dame, defensive tackle Omar Hunter was widely considered a lock for Michigan. Hunter told the South Bend Tribune, however, that his recent trip blew him away.
Hunter visited Notre Dame unofficially Wednesday and Thursday before heading to Michigan Thursday and Friday. If you’d asked him prior to the visit who was leading, it would have been the team he grew up cheering for. And that team wasn’t the Irish.“I really was leaning toward Michigan,” Hunter said. “(Notre Dame) really wowed me and I had a change of heart.”
Reading quotes like that have to bring a smile to the faces of Notre Dame fans. It’s been a long time since Notre Dame was able to bring in elite prospects like Hunter and completely wow them and win them over like that on a regular basis.
I really can overstate how big of a recruiting win this was for Notre Dame because of how it all played out. Not only is Hunter an impact recruit at a major position of need but this was a battle Notre Dame was losing by a fairly wide margin up until last week’s visit.
Frank Vitovitch has been Co-Owner and Editor in Chief of UHND.com since joining forces with Kyle Flavin in 1999. Since that time, he has written over 2,000 articles covering Notre Dame football, recruiting, and basketball. He also works with all staff and external writers on all articles published on UHND.com. Frank's love for Notre Dame football started at a young age watching Rocket Ismail give opposing coaches ulcers in the late 1980's. By day Frank works in marketing and holds a degree in Digital Media from Drexel University. Frank's work has been cited by online/print editions of NBC Sports, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated and has been quoted on air by ESPN's Collin Cowherd. He's conducted interviews with Notre Dame legends Rocket Ismail, Randy Kinder, Lee Becton, Reggie Brooks, Michael Stonebreaker, and Ned Bolcar among others over his 20+ years of covering Notre Dame football. He's also been published in the print edition of USA Today Sports Weekly and the USA Today College Football Preview multiple times. Other Published Works/Citations for Frank Three Reasons Notre Dame Will Beat Alabama - USA Today Notre Dame Suspends WR Kevin Stepherson, RB C.J. Holmes Indefinitely - Bleacher Report Notre Dame / Ohio State Fiesta Bowl Preview - Eleven Warriors Brace Yourself: The Fighting Irish are Relevant Again - Sports on Earth Interviews with the Enemy: A Q&A with Frank Vitovitch of UHND - Yahoo! Sports Five Good Minutes: Notre Dame Football Preview With UHND.com - BC Interruption Vicious Electronic Questioning with UHND - MGO Blog
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