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Four-star CB Isaiah Rutherford chooses Notre Dame over Pac-12 possibilities

During a season in which one recruiting class worth of defensive backs is leading the best Notre Dame secondary in recent history, the No. 5 Irish are setting themselves up for a similar phenomenon a few years down the road. With the Saturday evening commitment of consensus four-star cornerback Isaiah Rutherford (Jesuit High School; Carmichael, Calif.), Notre Dame now has four defensive backs as part of the recruiting class of 2019, with two of them four-star prospects.

From Sac to South Bend…. 100% Committed ud83dude4fud83cudffdud83cudf40 pic.twitter.com/g2iuwD9sdG

— Isaiah Rutherford (@zay_rutherford) October 14, 2018

A visit for Notre Dame’s season-opening win against Michigan led to Rutherford, the No.