Notre Dame needed to win the intense recruiting battle for top-50 offensive lineman Rocco Spindler in a bad way. On Saturday night, after a hard-fought battle, Spindler selected the Irish over fellow finalists Michigan, Penn State, Ohio State, and LSU though this was really a head to head win over the hated Wolverines.
Standing 6’5″ and weighing in at 315 lbs already, Spindler is the third-ranked guard in the entire class of 2021 in the 247Sports Composite and the 48th ranked prospect over. He is the 2nd highest-rated commitment in the class of 2021 for the Irish – seven spots below Tyler Buchner (41) and two spots ahead of offensive linemate Blake Fisher (50) – giving Notre Dame a trio of top-50 overall prospects already.