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football recruiting Maryland Lineman Finds The Total Package In South Bend By Jason Sapp O lney (Md.) Good Counsel offensive guard Sam Mustipher traveled to Notre Dame in late January for his first look at the campus and left town with another offer to add to an impressive list that included Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Penn State commitment profile sam mustipher and others. He decided to return to the area for a Midwest swing to Michigan, Northwestern, Notre Dame and Ohio State in early April, and felt he was ready to make his choice, announcing his decision via Twitter on April 15. "First and foremost I want to thank God for blessing me with this opportunity, my wonderful family and friends for the support and sacrifice. All the schools and coaches that have believed in my academic and athletic abilities and the fan bases that have supported me along the way," the 6-3, 285-pound four-star player posted. "I've decided that I will be attending Notre Dame and will do my best to add all that I can to the Irish academically and athletically." The Irish sought a second interior offensive lineman in the class after an early pledge from Cleveland St. Ignatius' Jimmy Byrne and found one in Mustipher is tabbed by the 247Composite (a combination of the major recruiting rankings) as the No. 2 player in Maryland, the country's No. 7 offensive guard and the No. 118 overall prospect in the nation. photo courtesy 247sports the Maryland native. "He's an awesome player," Mustipher 's assistant coach, Kevin McFadden, told 247Sports national writer Steve Wiltfong. "Awesome leader. Awesome work ethic on and off the field. They got an NFL guy. "He's a striker playing both sides of the ball. He's leading the fronts. He can identify the Mike linebacker from the tackle position. Guys like him don't come a dime a dozen." Mustipher is tabbed as the No. 2 player in Maryland and the No. 7 offensive guard nationally by 247Sports' Composite ranking. He has accepted