Notre Dame gets two blue-chip commitments during visit weekend

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - SEPTEMBER 26: Notre Dame Fighting Irish players hold their helmets during the college football game between the Purdue Boilermakers and Notre Dame Fighting Irish on September 26, 2026, at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, IN. (Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Notre Dame Fighting Irish had a massive recruiting weekend for their monster matchup against the Miami Hurricanes, and it already is making a huge impact. Notre Dame gained commitments from two blue-chip players for the 2028 recruiting cycle. 4-Star EDGE Asa Burch from Ohio and 4-Star RB Zaiden Jernigan from Mississippi have both publicly committed to Notre Dame and its 2028 class. BREAKING: Top247 running back Zaiden Jernigan, one of the best in the 2028 class, has committed to Notre Dame.Why the Irish ☘️? He spoke in-depth with me about his decision to “choose hard.”VIP Story: https://t.co/MEeilpm8wl@zaiden_6@247Sports . @irishillustratdpic.twitter.com/M5krRqOYCw— Tom Loy (@TomLoy247) November 7, 2026BREAKING: Elite 2028 EDGE Asa Burch has Committed to Notre Dame, he tells me for @RivalsThe 6’5 225 EDGE chose the Fighting Irish over Michigan and Penn StateHe’s ranked as a Top 40 Recruit in the 2028 Rivals300https://t.co/MfxIxtMmLbpic.twitter.com/8DKPlBq277— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) November 7, 2026This is a major win for the Irish in more ways than JUST the talent these two are bringing with them to South Bend. Burch is from Warren High School, which almost never sends its best talent to Notre Dame. Jernigan is from Mississippi, which again, is not a place that Notre Dame generally pulls its talent from.With this being the 2028 class, we are still over a year away from signing day — so I’ll have more on this haul in the near future.