DeForest Buckner has never visited Notre Dame and doesn't know much about the Irish. That hasn't stopped the 6-foot-7, 230-pound athlete from putting the Midwest program near the top of his list of early favorites. And that's despite the fact Notre Dame hasn't offered a scholarship while Oregon, Colorado, Washington, Washington State and Arizona already have. Consider that the Punahou effect.

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