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FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP "They're definitely going to be in it until the end," McCulloch said. "I just liked everything about the visit." Notre Dame is in need of linebackers this cycle, and McCulloch said that the coaches brought that up very early in the visit. He had a chance to not only speak with linebackers coach Mike Elston and defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder, but also meet with head coach Brian Kelly and athletics director Jack Swarbick. "Coach Kelly was just saying that it doesn't get any better than Notre Dame with the academics here, and football," McCulloch said. "He was like, 'I know you're high on academics, and you can't go wrong with a degree at Notre Dame.' That stood out." The 6-2, 235-pound Texas native plans to announce a decision at the Under Armour All-American Game Jan. 2 in Orlando, Fla. He will also take visits to Florida, Stanford and Michigan, and is considering Texas, Texas A&M, TCU, Alabama, LSU, Auburn, Arkansas, Oregon, UCLA, Florida State and Ohio State. — Andrew Ivins Follow @BGI_aivins on Twitter for daily recruiting updates available on BlueandGold.com! COMMITMENT UPDATES Games played Oct. 23-24 unless otherwise noted • QB Ian Book: Passed for 207 yards and ran for 120 yards while scoring three touchdowns for El Do- rado Hills (Calif.) Oak Ridge (8-1) in a 38-7 win over Grass Valley (Calif.) Nevada Union (1-8). Next game: vs. Folsom (Calif.) High (8-0). • OL Parker Boudreaux: Orlando (Fla.) Bishop Moore (8-0) remained perfect on the season with a 44-6 blowout of Bartow (Fla.) High (4-4). Next game: vs. Eustis (Fla.) High (2-6). • WR Chase Claypool: Scored four touchdowns for Abbotsford (British Columbia) High (6-1) in a 41-14 rout of Robert Bateman (British Columbia) High … Caught six passes for 144 yards and added 80 yards on the ground, while also starting at safety on defense. Next game: vs. G.W. (British Columbia) Graham (4-1). • OL Liam Eichenberg: Started at left tackle for Cleveland St. Ignatius (5-2) in a 34-20 win over rival Cincinnati St. Xavier (5-4). Next game: at Cleveland St. Edward (8-1). • DB Jalen Elliott: Had an interception on defense and threw a touchdown on offense for Chesterfield (Va.) L.C. Bird (8-0) in a 61-0 drubbing of Richmond (Va.) Wythe (0-8). Next game: Richmond (Va.) Hu- guenot (1-7). • OL Dillan Gibbons: Recorded 15 pancake blocks for St. Petersburg (Fla.) Northside Christian (8-0) in a 34-6 win at Auburndale (Fla.) Jordan Christian Prep (2-5). Next game: St. Petersburg (Fla.) Admiral Farragut (7-1). • RB Tony Jones: Ran for 73 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-20 win for Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy (7-0) over Paramus (N.J.) Catholic (3-4) … USA Today ranks IMG Academy as the No. 7 high school team in the country. Next game: Elkton (Md.) Eastern Christian Academy (2-4). • DE Jamir Jones: Caught three passes for 67 yards and a touchdown on offense for Rochester (N.Y.) Aquinas Institute (8-0) in a 35-14 win over Fairport (N.Y.) High (4-4). He had five tackles on defense. Next game: vs. Hilton (N.Y.) High (7-1) in the first round of the playoffs. • DE Khalid Kareem: Left the game early for Farmington Hills (Mich.) Harrison (7-2) in a 20-14 loss to West Bloomfield (Mich.) High (9-0). Next game: vs. Beverley Hills (Mich.) Groves (9-0). • TE Cole Kmet: Played some quarterback for Arlington Heights (Ill.) St. Viator (1-8) in a season-ending