On Sunday, Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei wide receiver CJ Williams committed to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish over the Texas Longhorns and three other finalists on CBS Sports HQ.
Williams announced his decision after narrowing his list to Alabama, Notre Dame, Stanford, Texas, and USC last month. When the dead period lifted in June following the long pause due to the pandemic, the 6’2, 193-pounder took official visits to Notre Dame, Ohio State, Stanford, and Texas, as well as an unofficial visit to USC.
Coming out of the official visit that Williams took to Texas, the Horns made an impression and were seemingly well positioned to capitalize on head coach Steve Sarkisian’s ties to California, especially Mater Dei, where his son plays football.