Four-Star QB Trey Tagliaferri Decommits from Notre Dame After Six Days

Four-star quarterback Trey Tagliaferri has decommitted from Notre Dame's 2028 recruiting class, just six days after making his pledge public, multiple outlets reported on July 1. The decision leaves the Fighting Irish searching for a different signal-caller in that cycle.

Tagliaferri, a native of Oradell, N.J., who plays at Bergen Catholic High School, made his commitment to Marcus Freeman's program public on June 25 and had privately committed to Notre Dame over Father's Day weekend. His tenure in the Irish class lasted less than a week before he reversed course.

Oklahoma Emerges as the Frontrunner

Following the decommitment, Oklahoma quickly emerged as the program most likely to land the four-star prospect. Per multiple sources, the Sooners are trending heavily for Tagliaferri, who visited Norman three weekends before his decommitment — the weekend prior to his visit to Notre Dame — and now sees himself playing for head coach Brent Venables.

Tagliaferri is listed among the Rivals300, a ranking of the top prospects in the 2028 class. His recruitment had drawn significant attention given the high-profile nature of his initial commitment to Notre Dame and the brief window between his pledge and his reversal.

Notre Dame will now return to the recruiting trail in search of a 2028 quarterback, having lost Tagliaferri before he could solidify his place in the class. The sequence of events — a visit to Oklahoma followed by a visit to Notre Dame, a commitment to the Irish, and then a swift decommitment — underscores how fluid top-end quarterback recruiting can be at the high school level.

No official announcement regarding Tagliaferri's next commitment had been made as of the reports published July 1, though Oklahoma's position as the perceived frontrunner was widely noted across recruiting outlets.