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Jaylon Smith & his Bishop Luers team will travel to Columbus to take on Bishop Hartley (Jacob Matuska - ND commit) on October 5th, 7:00pm @ Bishop Hartley. Should be a great game. Lots of talent on both teams!

Seems like a good kid. Good luck wherever he lands. Seems like we arent the favorite here. Would rather him go south than to ND.

He'll be a beast wherever he goes

He looks like notre dame all the way. You gotta look at what the players say they are looking for. With J.T Barrett, he said he was looking for a family atmosphere and a coaching staff dedicated to playing for championships. He came to ohio state and the first thing he mentioned was the family atmosphere, and we all know how driven Urban is. Same with Joey Bosa, kid said he wasn't necessarily looking for somewhere that wins the most, but the place he fits in well at. When he announced for the bucks, he said that Ohio State was the place for him.

Look at the things Jaylon is saying. He mentions he wants to be at a place that will set him up for life outside of football. And he also mentions in the interview that he talks with the nd coaches about what his role would be in the defense. I'd be surprised if he went anywhere other than Notre Dame.

I do understand ND's appeal. Great school, great football atmosphere, great tradition. They bring in national recruits
and play on national TV most every week. They get guys to the pros, albeit not at the rate that they used to.

I went to one game in South Bend (against Purdue, who at the time had Drew Brees at QB) and loved the game and
the experience.

Secondly, these guys have knocked Michigan off their perch more than once early in the season.
For that alone I give them some credit.

Basically, I like ND overall, I do not consider them a rival, and in fact I will root for them against
most teams.

With all that said, Jaylon should pick the Buckeyes. Awesome tradition, better prospects for playing
for national titles, more guys sent to the pros, incredible facilities, and being king of C-Bus beats
being the prince of South Bend anyday.

Truth be told: my brother is an alum, and yes, I am Catholic.
So your accusation has some merit I guess ;)

I understand the Domer mystique...but they haven't been relevant in any of these recruits' lifetimes...still don't get it.

Brainwashing!

Lol, what the hell Iowa? You're making people think. Its interesting

Hey coming over in peace, I do not troll, or flame on boards. As an Irish fan who lives in central IN and a Domer fan all my life I am very interested in the recruitment of Jaylon Smith, as are many from many other quality university's. I saw a headline about Smith and was interested. Huge fan of this player, have seen him play live in the state championship game, as our coaching staff goes every year. He is that good, no new info to you all I am sure.

I have to say that while I am hopeful of ND's chances, notice I did not say confident yet, I realize that OSU has a lot to offer. His brother at OSU is a nice draw, but I do believe the environment that Meyer brings to a program is a huge draw to any national recruit. The Bucks are in this to the end, just like my Irish, and I for one want this young man in the Midwest. He is a well spoken, inteligent, very talented young man that will make a huge impact on whatever defense he chooses. I have grown tired of the sec and when a player like this wants to stay in the Midwest to help a great program, you or us, that has me excited that the reign of the sec can be broken.

So good luck to OSU we will all wait hopefully until August I guess.