"He said it's a committable offer,
and this letter is on gold paper, so it's
as good as gold. It was very cool, and
from then on out we were on cloud
nine."
Almost immediately, the 2017 line-
man was ready to go home and talk
over a potential decision with his other
family members.
"That was a crazy feeling," Gibbons
said. "We talked about it when I got
home, and I decided to sleep on it.
When I woke up, I had Notre Dame on
my mind, and I just knew that was it."
With his mind made up, Gibbons
got in touch with Kelly on the eve-
ning of April 4 and revealed his de-
cision.
"I told Coach Kelly that I wanted to
be one of his guys and his first commit
in the 2017 class," Gibbons said. "He
said I made his day, which is crazy to
me for a man of his stature."
February 2017 — when Gibbons can
sign a National Letter of Intent, mak-
ing his commitment binding — is a
long ways off for the still-sophomore
in high school.
But Irish fans don't have to hold
their breath. According to the first-
team 2A all-state lineman, he's not
even considering taking visits to other
schools, despite other early offers from
Ohio State, Michigan State, South Car-
olina, Louisville and Kentucky, among
others.
Gibbons plans to just keep hard at
work going forward, growing his skill
set and game so he can live out his
childhood dream — suiting up for the
Fighting Irish in Notre Dame Stadium.
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