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Five-star OT Zach Rice shares update on Notre Dame, recruitment

Notre Dame has three offensive line commitments in the 2022 class and landing a fourth is a priority for the Irish coaching staff.

It doesn’t get any bigger for Notre Dame than adding Lynchburg (Va.) Liberty Christian Academy’s Zach Rice, the nation’s No. 19 player and No. 4 offensive tackle in America.

Notre Dame is one of Rice’s top five schools along with Alabama, North Carolina, Ohio State and Virginia.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish recruiting target and five-star offensive tackle Zach Rice
The Fighting Irish staff has more work to do to land Rice, an elite offensive tackle from Virginia. (Rivals.com)

“Notre Dame is balling,” Rice told Rivals.com’s Adam Friedman. “They’re most definitely O-Line U. I love Blake Fisher and those guys, especially Chris Tyree. He’s another Virginia guy and that makes me comfortable.

“Seeing Blake develop – from early [enrolling] to the summer when I came on my official visit, his body changed. His mentality is different. Those guys are all in.

“Unfortunately [Blake] got injured, but he ended up starting as a freshman. He knows whoever behind him is just as good. Everyone is developed; no one on the offensive line is a scrub at Notre Dame.”

Rice will be making his commitment on October 21st, and plans to enroll at his school of choice in January. At this point in time, North Carolina and Virginia seem to be the top two options with Notre Dame trailing at the No. 3 spot. That’s more conjecture though, as Rice has not narrowed things past his top five.

For Notre Dame to make a move, they’ll likely need to get him back on campus. The Irish don't have another home game prior to his commitment date.

“They most definitely want me to take another visit,” Rice said. “The biggest thing is me playing on a Friday and getting there on a Saturday. That’ll be hard, but I definitely want to do that.”

When asked what the most important factors are in his recruitment, Rice said where he feels most at home, where he can be himself the most, a Godly impact and people who have his same mindset of working.

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