Elijah Burress, the son of Pittsburgh Steelers star Plaxico Burress, revealed his college plans on Saturday.
Burress, who plays wide receiver like his father, announced his commitment to Notre Dame.
Elijah is ranked a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. He recently finished his junior season at DePaul Catholic in New Jersey.
According to 247 Sports, Elijah received 11 scholarship offers, with Notre Dame standing out as the most noteworthy. Burress was also considering Duke.
Burress is projected by MaxPreps to have 25 catches for 434 yards and 5 touchdowns as a junior in 2023.
Burress’ father played for Michigan State under Nick Saban from 1998 to 1999. Plaxico caught 118 passes for 1,970 yards and 17 touchdowns in only two seasons with the Spartans. The Steelers selected him as the eighth overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft, and he finished his six seasons with 4,206 yards and 23 touchdowns. Burress also excelled with the New York Giants from 2005 to 2008. He scored 33 touchdowns and helped the Giants win the Super Bowl.
Elijah is the second son of a former Steelers great to pledge to Notre Dame, following Ike Taylor’s son.
Ryan Grubb may have just completed the shortest coaching tenure in Alabama football history.
Grubb moved to Tuscaloosa less than a month ago, following former Washington head coach Kalen DeBoer, where he initially served as offensive coordinator.
Grubb left Alabama on Friday to accept an opportunity to be the offensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks under new head coach Mike Macdonald, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
College football fans on X were quick to mock Grubb’s weeks-long stint as Alabama’s offensive coordinator.
Grubb served as the Washington Huskies’ offensive coordinator for the previous two seasons. Grubb led an offensive unit that was regarded as one of the NCAA’s best during the previous two seasons. In 2023, Washington placed sixth in the FBS in yards (487.0) and points (36.7) per game, with Heisman candidate Michael Penix Jr. at quarterback.
Some Seahawks fans — and possibly a few Seahawks players — were unimpressed with former offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, who resigned to accept the same position with the Chicago Bears.
Grubb will have a lot of offensive talent to work with in his debut pro season in Seattle, which features DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba in the receiving corps.