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Trail Tracks: Notre Dame coaches hit the road for evaluation period (5/11)

Notre Dame offensive coordinator Gerad Parker is expected to see a pair of 2025 quarterback targets on the recruiting trail Thursday.
Notre Dame offensive coordinator Gerad Parker is expected to see a pair of 2025 quarterback targets on the recruiting trail Thursday. (Jeff Douglas, Inside ND Sports)

With the conclusion of spring football at Notre Dame, the Irish coaching staff is hitting the recruiting trail for the spring evaluation period.

During this evaluation period, which runs through May 31, Notre Dame's assistant coaches can be involved in off-campus activities designed to evaluate the academic qualifications and athletic ability of recruits. This typically involves visits to high schools to see recruits in workouts, practices or other sporting events.

In-person, off-campus contact is not allowed to be made between the assistant coaches and the recruits they're evaluating. Head coaches are not allowed on the recruiting trail during the spring evaluation period.

Inside ND Sports will track where Notre Dame’s coaches are expected throughout the evaluation period. This story includes where the Irish coaches are expected to be Thursday, according to sources. This list may not be comprehensive, but it will be updated on The Insider Lounge as visits are reported.

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Offensive coordinator Gerad Parker

Parker is expected to be recruiting in Mississippi and Alabama. His itinerary includes trips to Lucedale (Miss.) George County for 2025 quarterback target Deuce Knight and Saraland (Ala.) High for 2025 quarterback target KJ Lacey. Notre Dame quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli made stops at both of their schools on April 28.

Knight spoke highly of the Irish following a visit to Notre Dame in early April.

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Cornerbacks coach Mike Mickens

Mickens is expected to be recruiting in Maryland. He'll make a stop by Baltimore St. Frances for 2025 cornerback target Blake Woodby and Kevyn Humes. Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden visited the school April 27, the first day the Irish staff was on the recruiting trail for this evaluation period.

Humes visited Notre Dame in April.

Offensive line coach Joe Rudolph

Rudolph is expected to be recruiting in Wisconsin. While traveling in the state he once coached, Rudolph will visit Green Bay's Notre Dame Academy for 2025 tight end target James Flanigan. Parker stopped by Flanigan's school May 1.

Flanigan visited Notre Dame in March for a spring practice and in April for the Blue-Gold Game. He's the son of former Irish defensive lineman Jim Flanigan.

Wide receivers coach Chansi Stuckey 

Stuckey is expected to be recruiting again in Arizona. This time he'll make a stop at Scottsdale Notre Dame Prep to see 2025 wide receiver target Cooper Perry. Stuckey visited Perry's school May 2.

Perry visited Notre Dame in March for two days.

Quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli  

Guidugli is expected to be recruiting again in California to evaluate quarterbacks in the 2025 and 2026 classes. The state currently has six four-star QBs and five three-star QBs in 2025 class, according to Rivals. There are already five 2026 quarterbacks with at least five scholarships offers. Notre Dame has yet to offer a 2025 or 2026 quarterback in California.

Running backs coach Deland McCullough    

McCullough is expected to be recruiting in St. Louis. Rivals has given ratings of three stars or better to 10 prospects in Missouri for the 2025 class. Eight of them live in the St. Louis area. Notre Dame has offered one of them: Four-star athlete Dierre Hill, who plays running back and wide receiver at St. Louis Vashon.

Special teams coordinator Marty Biagi

Biagi is expected to be recruiting in Louisiana. According to Rivals, the state has 30 recruits in the 2024 class with at least three-star ratings and 10 in the 2025 class of that caliber. Notre Dame has offered five 2024 and 2025 recruits in Louisiana: safety Tylen Singleton, outside linebacker Kolaj Cobbins and athlete Anthony Robinson III in the 2024 class and linebacker Keylan Moses and running back James Simon in the 2025 class.

Robinson plans to visit Notre Dame in June.

Defensive coordinator Al Golden and safeties coach Chris O'Leary

Golden and O'Leary will be back on Notre Dame's campus as the Irish host transfer portal safety Antonio Carter II from FCS-level Rhode Island. Carter's visit started Wednesday and is scheduled to run into Friday.

Defensive line coach Al Washington 

Washington will be off the recruiting trail for a travel day.

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