It's not very often that the Notre Dame football team loses a recruiting battle these days. It's especially not very often that Marcus Freeman and Co. lose a recruiting battle that every analyst who had their eyes on it predicted them to win. However, on Sunday, the Fighting Irish did lose such a battle as Amir Brown selected Bill Belichick and the North Carolina Tar Heels as his future coach and school.
Brown, a 4-star running back of Rolesville (Raleigh, NC), is the No. 20 running back in the class and the No. 9 player in the state of North Carolina for the 2027 cycle, according to the Rivals Industry Rankings.