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Notre Dame five-star OT target Oluwasemilore Olubobola sets commitment date | Newsstand

Kyle Kellyby: Kyle Kelly05/11/26ByKyleKelly

Notre Dame football could land a commitment from a five-star recruit Tuesday.

That’s when Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter’s Prep five-star offensive tackle Oluwasemilore Olubobola will reveal his decision, according to Rivals national recruiting reporter Hayes Fawcett. The 6-foot-6, 295-pound Olubobola will make his announcement live on the Rivals YouTube channel.

The Fighting Irish will be one of three hats on the table for the No. 25 overall player and No. 3 offensive tackle in the 2027 class. Also the top rising senior football recruit in New Jersey, Olubobola will choose between Notre Dame, Miami and Texas A&M.

Olubobola’s first Notre Dame visit was the weekend of April 25 for the Blue-Gold spring game. That was also his first trip to South Bend after adding a scholarship offer from Irish offensive line coach Joe Rudolph on March 19. In addition to the Irish, 36 other Power Four programs offered him a scholarship.

If Olubobola were to commit to Notre Dame, he would become the third offensive line recruit in the 2027 cycle. Last fall, the Irish landed pledges from four-star prospects James Halter and Richie Flanigan, the Nos. 8 and 23 interior offensive linemen in the class, respectively.

Pittsburgh Central Catholic’s Halter and Green Bay (Wis.) Notre Dame de la Baie Academy’s Flanigan are both Irish legacy recruits, with their fathers — offensive lineman Jordan Halter and defensive lineman Jim Flanigan — playing on the same Lou Holtz teams from 1990-93.

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