Notre Dame offers South Forsyth freshman quarterback Khayel Sam Fong-Talia

South Forsyth freshman quarterback Khayel Sam Fong-Talia has already reached a level of recruiting attention that most Georgia players do not see until much later in high school, and Notre Dame’s scholarship offer pushed that spotlight even brighter on Forsyth County.

The Irish extended the offer on May 7, 2026, making Fong-Talia one of the earliest quarterback targets in the 2029 class to land a note from a national power. Recruiting insider Mike Singer said it was the first freshman quarterback offer from Notre Dame’s recruiter, a detail that underscores how seriously the program is treating the South Forsyth signal-caller.

Fong-Talia transferred from Dillon High School in South Carolina to South Forsyth for the 2026 season after previously living in Utah, bringing a rare multi-state background to a Forsyth County program that already sits in the state’s highest football classification. South Forsyth, established in 1989 and one of eight public high schools in Forsyth County, now has a young quarterback drawing attention far beyond Cumming.

At about 6-foot-2 and 210 to 213 pounds, Fong-Talia is listed by recruiting services as a dual-threat quarterback, and his offer sheet has grown quickly. Along with Notre Dame, he has picked up offers from Colorado, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida State, Arizona State, Auburn, BYU and NC State, a list that signals how wide the national race has become for a player entering his sophomore year.

Notre Dame’s move also fits a broader pattern under quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli. The Irish’s first quarterback offer in the 2028 class went to Neimann Lawrence on April 28, 2026, showing a staff that tends to be selective and willing to move early when it sees a quarterback it values. That makes Fong-Talia’s offer more than a headline for recruiting watchers. For South Forsyth, it is another sign that the county’s football pipeline is producing players who can command immediate attention from elite programs. For Fong-Talia, it means the expectations around a teenager in Cumming have changed quickly, with national programs now tracking every step of his rise.