2027 4-star qb peyton houston lands nd offer

As the annual “Pot Of Gold” offers were dispersed for the 2027

recruiting class, there was an omission that created a bunch of

questions amongst Notre Dame fans. Where were the offers for

quarterbacks? Offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock and quarterbacks

coach Gino Guidugli took a brave new approach in evaluating signal-

callers as they operated from a position of strength with promising

talents like CJ Carr, Kenny Minchey, Blake Herbert and Noah

Grubbs on the roster or committed to the program. They were afforded

the opportunity to methodically search for the young men that best fit

their plans for the evolution of the offense.

Their search led the Fighting Irish to 5-11 200-pound four-star

quarterback Peyton Houston of Shreveport (La.) Evangel Christian

and plans were immediately made for Houston to visit South Bend to

see the campus, meet coaches and observe practice.

“It was a really good visit,” Houston told Irish Breakdown. “They practice

really fast and all of the quarterbacks looked good. I got a chance to talk

to coach Gino (Guidugli) and coach (Mike) Denbrock and they told me

how they would handle the process with offers.

“They liked my film,” Houston continued. “They’re going to come and

watch me throw at my school in May. I’m excited for the opportunity and

to have a school like Notre Dame interested in me.”

The first day of May found coach Gino Guidugli travelling to Evangel

Christian to watch an Eagles’ practice in the Louisiana heat, but he

ended watching the talented passer pivot in more ways than one.

“We were scheduled for spring practice,” Houston said. “But, we had to

cancel it due to a mandatory school event, and I had track regionals. So,

I organized a session after school with my guys that were left.

“The throwing session went great with Coach Gino (Guidugli),” Houston

continued. “We worked on our day one install and did routes on air. The

total count was about 50-60 throws. Unfortunately, Coach Gino couldn’t

stay until the end because he had to fly out. He probably saw 25-30

throws, but he missed some of the deep throws. It seemed like he really

liked what he saw.”

After the throwing session, the three-sport athlete zeroed in on track

season as he waited for feedback from the Fighting Irish, and he didn’t

have to wait long.

“Coach (Marcus) Freeman reached out to my dad afterwards,” Houston

said. “My dad is our (Evangel Christian) quarterbacks coach, and he told

him that Coach Gino was extremely impressed with me.

It seems the Fighting Irish are still impressed and view him as a priority

quarterback recruit, when they extended an offer on Friday.

“It’s a huge blessing to get the Notre Dame offer,” Houston shared.

“Everyone knows how valuable that is and what it means to be a

Fighting Irish quarterback. I’m definitely grateful for the coaches having

trust in me to feel comfortable enough to extend the opportunity.

“I got the offer yesterday,” Houston continued. “Coach Gino asked me to

call him and put it on FaceTime. I spoke with him and coach Denbrock,

and they extended the offer. It was a really cool moment that I won’t

forget.”

As a sophomore, Houston threw for 4480 yards and 38 touchdowns with

70 percent completions. He ran for 690 yards and 7 touchdowns as well.

He currently ranks 85th nationally according to 247 sports composite

and holds offers from programs like Clemson, Ole Miss, LSU,

Michigan, Penn State, Texas, Texas A&M, and SMU to name a few.