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Prock’s Indiana Commitment Sends Irish Reeling

Lukas Prock, a four-star quarterback prospect and 247Sports’ No. 6 QB in the 2028 cycle, stunned Notre Dame by choosing Indiana instead. This setback follows a similar roller-coaster with Trey Tigliaferri, who briefly committed to the Irish before flipping to Oklahoma. While Indiana’s recent Heisman-winner and national championship success made it an attractive landing spot, Notre Dame must now reboot its QB search and pursue the remaining top prospects in the class.

In a twist more dramatic than a last-second touchdown pass, the Fighting Irish watched yet another quarterback prodigy walk the plank to IU. One can almost hear the lamentations echoing through the golden domes: “Why do we only recruit QBs who have Indiana fever?” Maybe it’s a secret Hoosier charm or just superior tailgate snacks. Rest assured, the Irish staff will be dining on humble pie as they scramble to woo the next wave of signal-callers—because nothing says “we’ve got this under control” like frantic late-night recruiting phone calls and PowerPoint presentations titled “How to Convince Highly Sought QBs to Choose Us (Again).”