Notre Dame OL Target Tristan Bounds Gets A Look At Campus
The NCAA enacted a special dead period that runs through June 30, which prohibits college coaches from hosting recruits on campus. However, recruits can still check out a school on their own.
Wallingford (Conn.) Choate Rosemary Hall class of 2021 offensive tackle Tristan Bounds did just that, making the trek out to Michigan on Monday, then driving over to South Bend later that night to get on campus the following morning.
“It was important that I get to see the different places,” Bounds said. “I’ve been to a bunch of the schools on my list, but there’s also schools that I hadn’t been to. I’m high on both Michigan and Notre Dame, so I thought it was important that I go see those places.”
Bounds wasn’t able to interact with the Michigan and Notre Dame coaching staffs because of the NCAA ruling, but both knew he was coming up and let him know about some things to see.
“They were able to give me some guidance and insider stuff of places to eat,” Bounds noted.
He spent a couple of hours at both schools. Bounds enjoyed spending time in the city of Ann Arbor and the U-M campus.
The 6-8, 280-pounder drove around campus with his family Monday night and then walked around campus Tuesday morning before heading back to the Northeast.
“Obviously you can’t get into any buildings, but we saw as much of campus as we could,” Bounds said. “It’s a beautiful campus. All of the buildings look the same, which is aesthetically pleasing. It’s a gorgeous campus.”
Bounds felt that the trips to see Michigan and Notre Dame were productive.
“It was 100 percent worth it,” he said. “I don’t know if I’d say my questions were answered, but it reassured how I feel about those places. It’s important to get to see campuses.
“If I’m going to commit to a place, I need to be able to see it in person. It’s good to check off two more schools that I’ve been to.”
Boston College, Maryland, Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Virginia Tech make up Bounds' top eight schools. He is originally from Virginia.
“My plan is to commit before the season, but I don’t know when that will be,” he added.
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