Notre Dame football QB commit standing strong amid Deuce Knight fears

It wasn't that long ago that Notre Dame football fans thought all the worries about Deuce Knight were over. It was believed that the Irish had successfully fought off suitors like Ole Miss and that the 4-star quarterback would sign on the dotted line come December.

Turns out the Deuce Knight roller coaster isn't over yet. In fact, there will be some considerable twists and turns if all the rumblings out there are accurate. It looks as though Auburn has not only entered the race but is now expected to win the war for the talented signal-caller.

While the possibility of losing Deuce Knight is a real bummer, Notre Dame football fans did get an uplifting message from one of the team's other quarterback commits. 2026 commit Noah Grubbs took to Twitter on Monday night to clarify that he's "here to stay."

Notre Dame football gets rescue from Noah Grubbs

It also wasn't like Grubbs just made the announcement. Instead, the Florida-based quarterback, fresh off the first game of his senior season, joined a chat of Notre Dame fans on the social media platform.

Those fans were unsurprisingly lamenting the idea that Knight was on his way out. There were times when it was downright depressing. And Grubbs came in to try to lift the spirits of people who were more than a little depressed over the latest turn in the recruiting battle of the Mississippi quarterback.

"No worries guys," Grubbs wrote. "I’m here to stay and we will be just fine! I hope he comes because it will bring the best out of me and he’s a great quarterback."

It's the kind of message that can go a long way for Irish fans, but it is also a bit of a shout-out to Knight. It's a kind of "lets do this together" message that you hope the 2025 quarterback commit sees and takes to heart.

The Notre Dame football team has had a rough couple of months recruiting-wise. They've lost out on more targets than hauled in since June. Should Knight decide to head to Auburn, it will no doubt be a massive blow. But Noah Grubbs wants people to know it's nowhere near the end of things.