Notre Dame picked up it's 12th commitment in the class of 2018 on Wednesday night when four-star Rivals250 tight end George Takacs announced for the Irish.
As always, BGI brought you extensive coverage of the commitment, and you find links to all of our content regarding the announcement below.
First, the commit story, where Takacs gives some background on his decision to commit to Notre Dame. You can read that HERE.
Takcacs spoke with BGI shortly after his announcement, and went in-depth on the factors that led him to commit and shut down his recruitment process. You can read that HERE.
The Naples (Fla.) Gulf Coast product is the first tight end to get on board for 2018, and football analyst Bryan Driskell took a look at what that means for the class going forward. You can read about Takacs' impact on the class HERE.
Finally, BGI caught up with Gulf Coast head coach Pete Fominaya to talk about the player and person Notre Dame is getting Takacs. You can read that HERE.
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