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FOOTBALL RECRUITING ROUNDUP COMMIT SEASON RECAPS • DE Robert Beal: The junior registered 59 tackles, 23 stops for a loss, 11 quarterback hurries and five sacks for a Norcross (Ga.) High team that went 7-4. He added four fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles. • QB Ian Book: The dual-threat passer threw for 3,049 yards and ran for 779 more while accounting for 42 total touchdowns. He led El Dorado Hills (Calif.) Oak Ridge to a 10-3 record and was named the Sierra Foothill League Most Valuable Player. • OL Parker Boudreaux: Finished his prep career with a state championship ring after starting 40 consecutive games for an Orlando (Fla.) Bishop Moore (14-1) team that won the Class 5-A title. • WR Chase Claypool: The Canadian accounted for 1,489 all-purpose yards and 17 touchdowns for an Abbotsford (Brit- ish Columbia) High team that went 12-1. He added 48 tackles and three interceptions on defense and was named the B.C. Football Association AA Player of the Year. • OL Liam Eichenberg: The Under Armour All-American started at left tackle for a Cleveland St. Ignatius team that posted a 5-4 record. He was named an Ohio Division I (largest schools) first-team all-state selection by the Associated Press. • DB Jalen Elliott: The two-way standout played quarter- back for a Chesterfield (Va.) L.C. Bird team that went 11-1 and fell short in the playoffs. He was part of a defense that posted seven shutouts and gave up just 5.2 points a game. • OL Dillan Gibbons: The junior averaged five pancake blocks per game for a St. Petersburg (Fla.) Northside Christian team that went 8-2. • LB Daelin Hayes: The U.S. Army All-American's senior season lasted just two and a half games after a shoulder injury sidelined him in week three for Ann Arbor (Mich.) Skyline (4-5). Cleveland St. Ignatius three-star offensive tackle Liam Eichenberg will represent Notre Dame at the Under All- American Game Jan. 2 in Orlando, Fla. PHOTO BY ANDREW IVINS No. 17 outside linebacker and No. 229 overall player) and Los Angles Loyola four-star David Long (Rivals' No. 8 cornerback and No. 94 overall recruit), who is committed to Stanford. • Notre Dame is expected to sign anywhere from 23 to 25 recruits this recruiting cycle, and the Irish were expected to get one step closer to reaching that number Dec. 15. Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) High three-star safety Devin Studstill was scheduled to make a decision and pick among Notre Dame, West Virginia, Texas, Miami and North Carolina. The 6-1, 183-pound Studstill had long been a target for the Irish, and the interest was more than just mutual. "It exceeded my expectations," Studstill said after he visited for the Irish Invasion in June. "What stood out to me is what Notre Dame does after football." Studstill is ranked by Rivals as the No. 63 recruit in Florida and No. 45 athlete in the country. — Andrew Ivins Follow @BGI_aivins on Twitter for daily recruiting updates available on BlueandGold.com!