Courtesy of Blue & Gold Illustrated, 247Sports

Class of 2015 quarterback Brandon Wimbush committed to Notre Dame on Tuesday afternoon.

Life decision, lot of prayer, a lot of soul searching made me re-think my goals. Thank you Penn State, but I'm commiting the Fighting Irish!

— brandon wimbush (@BrandonW_7) October 7, 2014

Wimbush, the No. 4 dual-threat quarterback in the nation and the No. 70 player overall, according to 247Sports’ Composite Rankings, had been committed to Penn State since May 6. Wimbush took an official visit to Notre Dame this past weekend for the Stanford game, per 247Sports.

The four-star signal-caller from Jersey City, New Jersey, gives the Irish their first quarterback commitment in the class of 2015. Former Irish quarterback commitment Blake Barnett decommited from Notre Dame in June.

#WeAreND

— Brian Kelly (@CoachBrianKelly) October 7, 2014

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