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Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football

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BY ANDREW IVINS Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer wasn't going to go down without a fight. The only problem was, he already had lost the battle. When Cleveland St. Ignatius three- star offensive tackle Liam Eichenberg ar- rived in Columbus, Ohio, for the Buck- eyes' spring game April 18, there wasn't much that Meyer could say. The coach with three national championship rings had a chance at a final pitch, but Eichen- berg already knew where he was going to school, and it wasn't Ohio State. "I just couldn't pass up on a Notre Dame education," Eichenberg said when asked why he picked the Irish over the in-state Buckeyes. "I had a great trip to Notre Dame, and I liked every- thing about the environment and coach- ing staff." Eichenberg, who was first offered by Ohio State before he even played at varsity snap at St. Ignatius, had been a longtime target of Meyer and the Buckeyes. He visited the Big Ten school numerous times over the course of the past two years, and while Meyer's staff Irish Steal Top Tackle From Ohio State's Backyard Rivals.com ranks Eichenberg as the No. 16 prospect in Ohio and the No. 37 offensive tackle in the nation. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM COMMITMENT PROFILE LIAM EICHENBERG

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