This comes after Rucci announced last week that he would be taking several days off from the recruiting process to focus on school and family.

Making the cut for the 6-8, 287-pounder is Alabama, Clemson, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Stanford and Wisconsin.

Lititz (Pa.) Warwick offensive tackle Nolan Rucci narrowed down his long offer list to nine on Monday morning.

Rucci visited Notre Dame in January 2019 and earned an offer from the Fighting Irish during his time in South Bend. He planned to make a long awaited return trip to Notre Dame March 20-22, but that visit weekend was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Rucci is keeping in close contact with Notre Dame offensive line coach Jeff Quinn and head coach Brian Kelly, as well as, of course, Irish pledge Blake Fisher.

“Blake is a great recruiter, that’s for sure,” Rucci previously told BlueandGold.com. “He’s a very charismatic guy; I talk to him a lot. I’m looking forward to getting to know him more.”