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.
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LIAM EICHENBERG
