2024 QB C.J. Carr, grandson of legendary Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr, commits to Notre Dame

Notre Dame and Michigan have had a rivalry for years on the field and now the Irish can claim a unique recruiting win against the Wolverines as 2024 quarterback C.J. Carr announced his commitment to Notre Dame on Thursday.

Carr is the grandson of former Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr and the son of former Wolverines quarterback Jason Carr. He's a 6-foot-3, 195-pound quarterback from Saline High School in Saline, Michigan, near Ann Arbor, and he will play his college football in South Bend, Indiana.

«I've been telling my family I'm going to Notre Dame since this last spring,» Carr told ESPN. "[This past] Sunday [on a visit] was really when I told my dad that there's no chance for anyone else, I'm going to Notre Dame."

Carr received his first scholarship offers from Michigan and then Michigan State shortly after his last freshman football game. His father didn't tell him Michigan offered initially, trying to let his son finish out the season. But once the Spartans jumped in, he informed him of both scholarships.

The summer going into his sophomore year, he took visits across the Midwest and Big Ten, and then really started to take his recruitment seriously once his sophomore season was finished.

«I took some spring visits and really after my spring visits I knew I wanted to go to Notre Dame,» Carr said. «My dad had me hold off a little longer just so I could see all that's out there and really get all the opportunities that were presented. After the last camp at Notre Dame, we were supposed to go down south and I was like, 'Dad, I know where I want to go,' and he let me commit.»

Despite the ties to the Michigan program, his family has been supportive of him creating his own path and choosing the school that fits him