Notre Dame football: CJ Carr looking at other schools?

I don’t want to create a frenzy within the fanbase, but I’m just passing along a note on Notre Dame football commit CJ Carr. According to Texas A&M Rivals insider Landyn Rosow, Carr will visit Texas A&M this weekend. There’s a reason for optimism here: his entire 7-on-7 football team will visit the state and program to continue their circuit.

Carr did the same thing a little while back when he took a trip to the University of Washington; CJ was even decked out in the school’s uniform. Again, I don’t think it’s anything to worry about, just something to keep an eye on.

After a myriad of social media posts positively reaffirming his commitment to Notre Dame football over the past couple of months, Carr has gone silent. With so much change coming on the offensive side of the football, you can’t blame him for taking his time to examine things. However, I believe Carr will still pick the Fighting Irish when all is said and done because he believes in Notre Dame football’s head guy coach Marcus Freeman.

As I’ve repeated time and time, I am genuinely grateful for Tommy Rees as a player and coach for his time in South Bend. That said, he wasn’t exactly a quarterback whisperer, and not many quarterbacks made significant progress under the coach. Gino Guidugli, on the other hand, turned low-rated Desmond Ridder into a potential NFL starter.

Rees hasn’t had much time as a quarterbacks coach or offensive coordinator, and there’s still time to improve his resume. Still, there’s no question who has the better track record as things currently stand. By all accounts, Rees was a great guy and connected well with recruits; it’s the new coach’s job to show why he’s now the guy.

As I said, I don’t want to create a frenzy, but it is worth monitoring. Insiders can say whatever they want, but until I hear it from CJ, it’s tough to trust anything these days.