2021 WR Clay Petry Talks Notre Dame Visit, Tyler Buchner
La Jolla (Calif.) The Bishop's School class of 2021 wide receiver Clay Petry is having a great junior season.
The 6-foot-3, 180-pound three-star prospect has 44 receptions for 741 yards and 12 touchdowns through eight games to help lead his team to a currently undefeated record.
Petry's quarterback is Tyler Buchner, a Rivals100 quarterback in the 2021 class and Notre Dame commitment. Buchner's junior season has been quite the story, as he missed the 2018 season due to a knee injury and now has over 2,700 passing yards and 34 touchdowns.
"I think we make each other better," Petry said of his on-field relationship with Buchner. "We’ve been playing with each other since 8th grade, so we pretty much read each other’s minds on the field. I always have complete confidence in him, and I know he has the same in me, so during the games we are just out there having fun."
Petry would love to play with his good friend at the next level as well.
"It would be extremely cool," he said. "He’s a close friend of mine so it would be nice to have someone like that to go to college with and I think we could do a lot of damage on the field."
Petry doesn't hold an offer from Notre Dame. Currently, Nevada is Petry's only scholarship offer. Petry did visit Notre Dame when the Irish defeated Virginia 35-20 Sept. 28.
"It was amazing," Petry said of his time in South Bend. "Not only was it beautiful, but the people there were super cool. Everyone was very welcoming and nice, and the fans go crazy. I got the chills a couple of times. And I was able to hear Coach Kelly talk to the team after the game, and it’s easy to tell that he truly cares about his players."
The Notre Dame coaches were able to chat with Petry during the visit, which was a highlight of Petry's visit. He hadn't been in too much contact with the Irish before the visit, and he got to build a foundation with Notre Dame on the trip.
"I had some great conversations with Coach Alexander, Coach Rees, and Coach Kearney," said Petry. "They were excited that I was able to make it out to campus and it was nice to finally meet them. I’m excited to keep building this relationship with them."
Petry was impressed with Irish receivers coach Del Alexander.
"He was telling me about how he values hard work, and it doesn’t matter how old you are or how long you have been there, if you are working your tail off you will have a chance to play. It was my first time meeting these guys, and they were all very cool and easy to talk to. They make you feel at home."
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