National Signing Day is less than a week away, and Notre Dame is still in scramble mode trying to fill out some of the holes still left in their recruiting class of 2017. The Irish had a handful of prospects on campus last week, but they’ve yet to receive a commitment from that group of visitors. Today we’re going to do a short review of how last weekend’s visits went and preview the guys that will be on campus this weekend.

Last Weekend’s Visitors

Heading into last weekend, Notre Dame seemed like a sure bet to land 3-star cornerback Tre Norwood. What we didn’t know going into that weekend was that Tre had already silently committed to Oklahoma earlier that week before even taking a visit to Norman. The Irish got burned here.

Notre Dame was also in good position with 3-star safety Evan Fields heading into last weekend. Evan loved the campus and just about everything else seemed to click with him. Everything, that is, except for the Notre Dame players. We’re not sure if something happened or what, but Evan mentioned to a couple of reporters that he wasn’t getting a very welcoming vibe from some of the player hosts. Definitely doesn’t sound good. Despite that, though, Notre Dame appears to still be in it as he genuinely seemed to love everything about the school. Evan makes his decision on the 30th.

We mentioned in the last update that 3-star safety and Cal commit Jordan Genmark-Heath is a guy to keep an eye on as a flip candidate. That is still the case. His visit to Notre Dame really seemed to resonate with him, and the Irish now hold all five predictions on the 247 Crystal Ball feature. This is not a lock, though. Jordan is from California, and distance remains a concern here.

Notre Dame put themselves in good position to flip 3-star rush end Kofi Wardlow from his Maryland commitment. While he has yet to pull the trigger yet, there remains a very good chance that Kofi backs off his Maryland pledge — although there’s a chance that even if he does de-commit, Notre Dame may not be where he ends up. It sounds like he wants to take a visit to Virginia Tech before he makes a decision, and he should be in Blacksburg this weekend.

The highest-profile guy on campus last weekend was 4-star cornerback Russ Yeast. The visit went extremely well, and sources seem to be split on whether he will stick to his Louisville pledge or not. After the visit, a Louisville writer asked him if he was still solid to the Cardinals, and he said that he was. However, when the writer then asked if he still plans on signing with the Cardinals next week, Russ didn’t respond. He seems to be thinking really hard about his options right now. The Irish went in-home with Russ yesterday making their final pitch, but we likely won’t find out his final decision until next week.

This Weekend’s Visitors

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah — LB/S — .872

I’m trying not to feel too confident Jeremiah committing to Notre Dame while on campus today and tomorrow. Jeremiah was a Virginia commit at the time of receiving a Notre Dame offer last week, but he de-committed on Sunday. He now has a final two of Notre Dame and Michigan State, where he just had an official visit last weekend. All signs are currently pointing to the Irish for this one, though. I just hope the signs are right this time.

Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa — DE — .871

It looks like it will come down to Notre Dame, USC, and Vanderbilt for this Hawaii prospect. Honestly, I’m almost certain he ends up at Southern Cal if they have room for him (which isn’t a sure thing at this point). But the Irish have a shot if he enjoys this visit.

Jafar Armstrong — WR — .871

This speedy receiver out of Kansas is currently committed to Missouri, but everyone seems pretty certain that that is not where he will end up. He just had a visit to Minnesota last weekend, and they are sure to pose some competition as PJ Fleck just has a way getting kids to follow him. But the Irish could make a big move this weekend, and there are a couple of things that are sure to help ND here. Those two things are actually a couple of his teammates. Jafar’s quarterback is actually committed to Notre Dame to play baseball. Another of his teammates, offensive lineman Colin Grunhard, just committed to Notre Dame as a preferred walk-on. I’m sure those two are in his ear about the Irish.

Jalen Harris — DE — .870

Jalen is probably one of the most crucial visitors this weekend, but he’ll also be one of the toughest pulls. The 3-star rush end is currently committed to Arizona, where both of his parents attended. BK and Co. will need to knock this one out of the park.

Mac Hippenhammer — WR — .862

You may remember reading about Mac as one of the top performers at Irish Invasion this year. If he had earned an offer after that visit, he would surely be Irish right now. However, he had to wait until mid-January to receive that offer, and he’s having a tough time backing off his Penn State pledge. He was scheduled to take this official visit to Notre Dame this weekend, but that may not be the case anymore. Just thought I’d add him in here until we hear anything concrete. The Irish definitely slow-played this one thinking they could flip him at anytime, and it may have burned them in the end.