The Notre Dame football team is already having a heck of a run this spring. The heater will likely continue on Friday as Mike Mickens remains one of the best recruiters and position coaches in college football. He, Marcus Freeman, and the Fighting Irish get to prove that again on Friday night when defensive back prospect Joey O'Brien announces his college destination.
O'Brien technically decides between the Irish, Penn State, and Clemson, though all signs point to things being a done deal. Several recruiting analysts have predicted where O'Brien will end up over the last few weeks. South Bend appears to be home.
Notre Dame football favored to win 4-star defensive back Joey O'Brien's Friday commitment
It might be time to pop the champagne corks when things look this good for a program like Notre Dame football. All three major recruiting services believe the 4-star defensive back will pick the Fighting Irish during his big presentation.
If things go south, some predictions are from a while ago. On3 hasn't put in a new take on O'Brien since March. However, considering every expert who did it then said Notre Dame is the winner, perhaps the lack of any change is the epitome of "no news is good news."
247Sports, on the other hand, has a new prediction for one of the best players in Pennsylvania. The fact that it comes from Clemson expert Austin Hannon carries a little more weight.
Rivals splits the difference regarding timeliness of the predictions, but the site has two people (Sam Spiegelman and Cody Carpenter) who predicted the Irish to win the fight last week. That site also has an expert who picked O'Brien to announce the Blue and Gold over Penn State's Blue and White in March.
Now, the Notre Dame football team sits and waits, hoping that all the vibes Joey O'Brien has been sending will be accurate when the smoke clears on Friday night.