{"id":82113,"date":"2025-07-22T03:17:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T03:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/82113\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T03:17:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T03:17:44","slug":"4%e2%80%91star-te-grant-haviland-nearly-confirms-college-football-destination-among-notre-dame-michigan-texas-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/82113\/","title":{"rendered":"4\u2011Star TE Grant Haviland Nearly Confirms College Football Destination Among Notre Dame, Michigan,\u00a0Texas\u00a0&\u00a0Others"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s nothing like the recruiting season that pumps up the adrenaline all the way to the program pipeline. Multiple visits and recruiting camps, grants visibility to both recruits and programs. A 6\u20195, 230-pound prospect from Milton, Georgia, has caught the eye of a couple of top programs. And the recruit is none other than Grant Haviland<\/strong> from Milton, Georgia, with Michigan, Texas, Notre Dame, and others waiting to onboard him. Haviland ranks No. 15 as a tight end in the Class of 2027, according to Rivals\u2019 Industry rankings. And while the curiosity is high, the four-star recruit has dropped an interesting take on a particular program.<\/p>\n

Notre Dame has been grinning from ear to ear, owing to a spectacular recruiting season<\/a>. Marcus Freeman has been fresh off of a recruiting spree\u2014 landing elite recruits like Khary Adams, Joey O\u2019Brien, and Javian Osborne, among others. And undoubtedly, they have come a long way. ND insider Mike Singer didn\u2019t hold back, saying, \u201cThis is a run for Notre Dame that we have not seen before \u2026 Notre Dame is pretty much getting all of their top targets right now.\u201d\u00a0But the grind is not yet over. Marcus is far from being done. The Fighting Irish\u2019s new target recruit, Haviland, dropped by in town last month, and let\u2019s just say, he was not disappointed. Judging by the vibes, he was all smiles, with the Irish just inching closer to another big-time win off the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt went well,\u201d Haviland expressed his views to the Irish Sports Daily. \u201cIt was a good time. Some great players there, just getting to build a relationship with them and then just seeing the place, seeing the culture there, seeing all the tradition that\u2019s at Notre Dame and then just getting to build that relationship with the coaches was really nice.\u201d He received his offer at South Bend in March, during the Pot of Gold Day.<\/p>\n

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While at it, the Milton native gave a laundry list that checks off all his criteria. And much to the Irish\u2019s delight, Notre Dame might have checked off two significant boxes off the list\u2014the culture and the accountability factor. Expanding on his requirements, he listed out three parameters. \u201cI definitely want a good culture; I want the offense to utilize the tight end well.\u201d He went on. \u201cCoaching-wise, I want a tight end coach who will coach me hard, hold me accountable, and also a person who I can be relaxed around, comfortable to have a conversation with.\u201d<\/p>\n

Furthermore, like an ambitious athlete, he has his eyes on the coveted national championship trophy. \u201cI would say those are the three main things, and then also a big one is I want to have the chance to win a championship,\u201d he added. In its history that stretches back to the 1920s, the Irish claims 11 national championships, wrapping up the 2024 season with a splendid 14-2 record.\u00a0 Although losses to the Buckeyes and Illinois Huskies left a bitter aftertaste.<\/p>\n

As of now, the Irish\u2019s 2026 arsenal boasts 26 commits, holding the No. 3 place in the recruiting rankings. Meanwhile, the Trojans and the Bulldogs top the charts. But the Irish are not the only program chasing after Milton High School recruit.<\/p>\n

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Other programs are eager to land Grant Haviland<\/p>\n

Not just the Fighting Irish, Sherrone Moore<\/strong>, Kirby<\/strong> Smart<\/strong>, and Steve Sarkisian<\/strong> are also eying the four-star recruit<\/a>. And his recruiting buzz has only grown with more than 30 offers on his profile. The latest count was shared by @cfbralb, \u201c38 offers on the table so far for 4-star (\u201927) TE Grant Haviland. Haviland attends Milton HS in GA. He is ranked as the No. 1 TE in the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Michigan HC Sherrone Moore is keen to land Haviland. Bryce Underwood<\/strong> and the 2023 national championship surely work as a linchpin for the Wolverines to attract recruits. On the other hand, Kirby Smart is also keeping tabs on him. Although he lost Jackson Cantwell<\/strong> to Miami, it didn\u2019t deter the Bulldogs from keeping going. When Haviland visited Athens, he was awestruck by the packed O-line. \u201cObviously, Brock Bowers, Oscar Delp, Lawson Luckie, all the great tight ends that they\u2019ve been having recently. So it was really exciting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Alabama and Auburn are also on the quest to land him.\u00a0\u201cThis offer means a lot to me, especially after watching them in the past and how dominant they\u2019ve been; I like how they utilize multiple tight ends,\u201d Haviland told Touchdown Alabama of Kalen DeBoer\u2019s program. And as of Auburn, he has visited the campus six times, dating back to his first visit in November 2023. An obvious interest and eagerness from the Tigers. Moving on to\u00a0his future schedule, he will be hitting the road to Tuscaloosa, Baton Rouge, Austin, and others this fall, after the dead recruiting period wraps up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s nothing like the recruiting season that pumps up the adrenaline all the way to the program pipeline.…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":82114,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[1318,1317,1315,1316,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-82113","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-ncaa","10":"tag-ncaa-football","11":"tag-ncaafootball","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114894723268722255","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}