4-Star QB Trey Tagliaferri decommits from Notre Dame
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Well that was about as quick as it gets. 4-Star quarterback Trey Tagliaferri decommitted from Notre Dame and its 2028 football recruiting class just less than a week after giving his public commitment.
I’m not going to dive too far into the weeds for this one — it’s the 2028 class and that’s still forever to go. It looks like he had a change of heart, and not just about Notre Dame. Tagliaferri is now predicted to commit to the Oklahoma Sooners.
Maybe in the past this would feel like a bigger deal, but Notre Dame’s quarterback recruiting is on a different planet.
Even if you take Blake Hebert out of it (and you should also have CJ Carr out of it) the Irish still have Teddy Jarrard, Noah Grubbs, and Champ Monds scheduled to be on the roster in 2028… which is still plenty of time to find another QB for the class.
| Player/Class | Freshmen | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | 5th Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | – | Champ Monds | Noah Grubbs, Teddy Jarrard | Blake Hebert | C.J. Carr |
| Running Back | – | Lathan Whisenton, Isaiah Rogers | Javian Osborne, Jonaz Walton | Nolan James | Aneyas Williams, Kedren Young |
| Tight End | – | Titus Hawk | Preston Fryzel, Ian Premer | James Flanigan | Jack Larsen |
| Wide Receiver | – | Jackson Coleman, Julius Jones Jr. | Dylan Faison, Bubba Frazier, Kaydon Finley, Devin Fitzgerald, Brayden Robinson | Elijah Burress, Jerome Bettis Jr., Quincy Porter | Cam Williams, Micah Gilbert, Logan Saldate, Mylan Graham |
| Center | – | – | – | Cameron Herron | – |
| Guard | – | – | Sullivan Garvin, Tyler Merrill, Gregory Patrick | – | – |
| Tackle | – | James Halter, Oluwasemilore Olubobola, Jackson Hill | Ben Nichols, Grayson McKeogh, Charlie Thom | Will Black, Owen Strebig, Matty Augustine | Peter Jones, Anthonie Knapp, Styles Prescod, Guerby Lambert |
| Defensive Tackle | – | Richie Flanigan, David Folorunsho, Segun Alexander | Tiki Hola, Elijah Golden | Christopher Burgess, Davion Dixon, Gordy Sulfsted | Cole Mullins, Sean Sevillano, Francis Brewu, Tionne Gray |
| Defensive End | – | Aidan O’Neil, Jackson Vaughn, Abraham Sesay | Ebenezer Ewetade, Rodney Dunham | Dominik Hulak, Joseph Reiff | Bryce Young, Loghan Thomas, Keon Keeley |
| Linebacker | – | – | Thomas Davis Jr., Kobe Clapper | Madden Faraimo, Ko’o Kia, | Teddy Rezac, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, Kahanu Kia |
| Safety | Andre Jones | John Gay III, Zayden Gamble | Ayden Pouncey, Joey O’Brien, Nick Reddish | Ethan Long, Brandon Logan | Tae Johnson |
| Cornerback | – | Ace Alston, Xavier Hasan | Chaston Smith, Khary Adams | Dallas Golden, Mark Zachery, Jayden Sanders | Leonard Moore |
| Specialists | Owen Davies | Sean Craft (LS) | Jasper Scaife, Micah Drescher | Erik Schmidt | Spencer Porath |
| Totals | 2/105 | 22/105 (20) | 52/105 (30) | 75/105 (23) | 100/105 (25) |
On a recent Irish Illustrated podcast, they mentioned that Tagliaferri was once on the same 7 on 7 team as Teddy Jarrard, and then left the team because Jarrard was the top dog. They joked about why Trey would follow Jarrard to Notre Dame… and then this happens.
Certainly the change of heart could have been for any reason, but maybe a cold hard look at the possible depth chart made him think twice? Or maybe Oklahoma had a better offer? Or maybe it was for another reason entirely — it doesn’t really matter to me. Tagliaferri is gone, and there’s still plenty of time in the 2028 recruiting cycle to get a different quarterback.
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