SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - One of the best high school running backs in the country chose Notre Dame over Michigan Saturday. Javian Osborne of Forney, Texas had scholarship offers from Ohio State, Georgia, Alabama, Texas and many others, but he had narrowed his choice down to just Notre Dame and Michigan.

Bypassing the graduate transfer route means Notre Dame football will start an untested quarterback at the game's most important position to start 2025

Notre Dame is looking to land a big time offensive class in the 2026 recruiting cycle. The Irish had a quality group in 2025 but the staff wants to take things to another level with the 2026 class.