Notre Dame Football Recruiting Offers of the Week
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The Notre Dame football coaching staff handed out two new scholarship offers this past week to class of 2016 linebackers.
Each week we’ll be keeping tabs on the new scholarship offers sent out by the Notre Dame coaches, tracking the recruiting process as the Irish turn their attention toward the classes of 2016, 2017 and maybe even 2018.
Daniel Bituli
Notre Dame extended an offer to class of 2016 linebacker Daniel Bituli at the beginning of last week. The Nashville, Tennessee, native is pegged as the No. 7 outside linebacker and the No. 112 overall player in the country.
The 6’3”, 227-pounder has also landed offers from Ohio State, South Carolina, Auburn, Oklahoma, LSU and Tennessee, among others. Bituli has taken multiple unofficial visits to both Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
Julian Okwara
A familiar name resurfaced Friday afternoon when class of 2016 linebacker Julian Okwara reported an offer from Notre Dame.
"Blessed to be offered by The University of Notre Dame #UND #GoIrish pic.twitter.com/4ncS0pPZi6
— Julian Okwara (@704jo) February 20, 2015"
Okwara, the younger brother of Notre Dame senior defensive end Romeo Okwara, is currently slotted as the No. 12 outside linebacker and No. 145 overall prospect in the class. The 6’4”, 210-pound Charlotte, North Carolina, product also boasts offers from Michigan, Georgia and Ole Miss, among others.
According to 247Sports’ Steve Wiltfong, Okwara said he has been familiar with Notre Dame’s coaches since eighth grade and his “interest is definitely there.” Wiltfong said, “Notre Dame is strongly in the mix to sign [Okwara].”
Romeo Okwara played in all 13 games for the Irish in 2014, earning 12 starts along the defensive line. He piled up 39 tackles and notched a team-high four sacks.
Notre Dame has now offered 10 linebackers in the class of 2016 (three inside, seven outside). The Irish inked a highly regarded group of linebackers in the recent recruiting cycle, hauling in 4-star signees Te’von Coney, Josh Barajas and Asmar Bilal.
Unless otherwise noted, all recruiting stats and information courtesy of 247Sports.com and all quotes obtained firsthand. Star ratings reflect 247Sports composite rankings.
Mike Monaco is a lead Notre Dame writer for Bleacher Report. Follow @MikeMonaco_ on Twitter.
