From the Notre Dame 247 site Osafo-Mensah set to see all Notre Dame has to offer this weekend Tom Loy - 3 hours ago7 Fort Worth (Texas) Nolan Catholic four-star defensive end NaNa Osafo-Mensah will take an official visit to Notre Dame this weekend. [https://s3media](Photo: Greg Powers, Scout.com) Barring a change, this will be his final trip to South Bend before he announces his commitment between his two finalists — Notre Dame and Texas. “I’m really looking forward to experiencing what it is like as a Notre Dame student-athlete and to see what they do socially, how they practice, how a classroom is, and just how campus life is,” said Osafo-Mensah. “There’s nothing specific that I need to see to make a decision,” he added. “I just want to see what school I could picture myself being more happy at.” Osafo-Mensah is arguably the top overall target for Notre Dame on the defensive side of the ball. This is a huge visit for the Irish coaching staff, as they will spend the next 48 hours trying to ensure that the 6-4, 230-pounder leaves feeling great about Notre Dame. Defensive line coach Mike Elston, the primary recruiter for the Lone Star State standout, is up to the task. “I really like Coach Elston, because the relationship we’ve developed has made me see him as more than just a coach,” said Osafo-Mensah. “He’s someone I trust, in that if I was to come to Notre Dame, although I’d be far from home, he’d still show tons of hospitality towards me.” Faith is extremely important to Osafo-Mensah. When asked why he wears No. 31, he said that it’s because of the 31 chapters in the Book of Proverbs. Most would assume that gives Notre Dame an edge in the department. Yes, that will absolutely factor into his final decision, but it doesn’t give one school an advantage over the other. “I know I can express my faith at both Texas and Notre Dame, but obviously more at Notre Dame,” said Osafo-Mensah. “I’m just like this because when I look at all of my achievements, I see that none of them were achieved by myself. I’ve had help from tons and tons of people, which I see is God’s plan you know. Everything happens for a reason and I just believe that’s God’s design for us.” Osafo-Mensah was last on campus in January. He and his family were at Notre Dame for Junior Day and the trip couldn’t have gone better. While in town, he spent time with the coaches, toured the facilities, and checked out what life was like as a Notre Dame student-athlete. It’ll be interesting to see if Notre Dame, the school that was the perceived favorite early on, can swing things back in its favor, as most believe Texas is the tea to beat as it stands now. Per the 247Sports Composite Rankings, Osafo-Mensah is the No. 115 overall player in the 2019 class, No. 7 weak-side defensive end in the country, and No. 18 prospect in Texas from the class of 2019 Sent from my SM-J327P using Tapatalk