Keith Gilmore last season. "I really ex-
perienced something different, and I'd
been told before to definitely come up
and check the school and that I'd fall in
love with it."
S a w y e r s a i d
he sees the quali-
ties in Ewell that
make him a good
fit for the Irish.
And despite send-
ing highly rated
recruits such as defensive end Jalyn
Holmes and defensive back Wayne
Davis to Ohio State in recent years, the
coach called Ewell's commitment to
Notre Dame an "awesome" decision.
"While some of the other schools
were some of the top schools in the
country, personality-wise I wasn't sure
that it fit Darnell. Darnell is a very
unique kid," Sawyer said. "… He's not
big on hanging with the group. He's
kind of a loner, except when he's on
the field.
"I thought Notre Dame fit him a little
better than some of the other schools."
Ewell had 63
tackles, 15 tackles
for loss and four
sacks in leading
the Titans to the 4A
state title game as a
junior.
S a w y e r s a i d
Ewell is so disruptive at defensive
tackle that he caused 14 quarterback-
center exchange fumbles last season.
"He's a beast, he's a very strong kid
and he's going to dominate any one
guy for the most part,' said Sawyer. "If
you don't double-team him, he's going
to cause some real issues.
"He plays right over the center, so
you have to get that center some help or
he's going to cause some bad snaps." ✦
"HE'S A BEAST, HE'S A VERY
STRONG KID, AND HE'S GOING
TO DOMINATE ANY ONE GUY
FOR THE MOST PART."
NORFOLK (VA.) LAKE TAYLOR COACH
HANK SAWYER ON EWELL
