Notre Dame bolsters its 2025 recruiting class with a key addition—landing a 4-star offensive lineman to strengthen the Fighting Irish front.

The Miami Hurricanes (4-17, 0-10 ACC) hope to break a five-game home losing streak when they host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-10, 4-5 ACC) on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET. In

Merrill is one of the top offensive linemen in the 2026 class. He ranks as the No. 57 overall player in the country according to ESPN, he ranks No. 73 overall by On3 and he ranks No. 84 overall by Rivals. Merrill is now the highest ranked player in the Notre Dame 2026 class with all three of those recruiting services.

Notre Dame landed a crucial pickup in the 2026 recruiting class when Mechanicsburg (Pa.) Cumberland Valley offensive lineman Tyler Merrill committed to the Fighting Irish. Notre Dame beat out Alabama, Penn State, Clemson, Wisconsin and many others to land this talented offensive lineman.

Tyler Merrill is a four-star recruit according to 247 Sports. He is the #61 player in the 2026 recruiting class, the #5 IOL and the #2 player in the state of Pennsylvania. Merrill currently attends Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

One of Wisconsin's top-ranked class of 2026 targets committed to Notre Dame on Thursday. The Badgers were one of his five finalists.

Notre Dame and Georgia Tech played a tight ACC men's basketball game on Tuesday night, with Micah Shrewsberry's Fighting Irish edging out the Yellow Jackets for a 71–68 home victory to move to 10–10 on the season.

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